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Welcome to Washington! One of OWU’s favorite cities

IN THIS ISSUE CAREER CONNECTIONS LIVE FROM NEW YORK HOMECOMING PHOTOS Stuyvesant Hall and a fresh blanket of snow. (Photo by Mark Schmitter ’12) 24

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features 14 Capitalizing on Life Alumni reflect on why Washington, D.C., is one of OWU’s favorite cities.

24 Career Connections New program redefines career services to help students become “life ready.”

30 30 Live From New York … It’s the New York Arts Program! departments OWU junior at SNL connects with OWU alumnus.

2 LEADER’S LETTER On the cover: Sara Amy Leach ’80 at one of her 4 FROM THE JAYWALK favorite places to walk in D.C., the National Mall. 8 COMFORT ZONES Cover design by Jennifer Brinckerhoff BISHOP BATTLES 10 Cover photo by Mike Morgan 11 ALUMNI PROFILE 12 CLASS ACTS 13 TIMESCAPES 32 ALUMNI HAPPENINGS 34 CALENDAR 35 GIFTS & GRATITUDE 36 FACULTY NOTES 38 CLASS NOTES 48 MY BACK PAGES

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Rock Jones greets 2019 graduate Lexi Heberle at Commencement. Lexi triple-majored in psychology, neuroscience, and zoology, and she is working as a mental health technician at Sun Behavioral Health in Columbus and is applying to graduate school. Preparing students for a meaningful life – and a good job

ometimes in today’s world there 85 percent of those in the work force “Internships and apprenticeships seems to be a new parlor game gaining a first job in their expressed field were deemed particularly valuable, that challenges players to one-up of interest. with 93% of executives and 94% of Seach other claiming that a liberal arts These data are consistent with what hiring managers indicating that they education cannot prepare students for corporate and nonprofit leaders in the would be more likely to hire a recent lives of meaningful work and a salary United States indicate they seek when graduate who has held an internship to support a reasonable standard of looking for college graduates to employ or apprenticeship with a company or living. A quick survey of Ohio Wesleyan in their organizations. The Harvard organization.” graduates, both those who graduated Business Review recently (September Broad learning, cross-cutting skills, half a century or more ago and those 19, 2019) reported the results of the internships and apprenticeships. who graduated in the past decade, Association of American Colleges and It is no wonder that Ohio Wesleyan shows this is not the case. Universities survey of 501 executives students are so well prepared for Our alumni, benefitting from and 500 hiring managers at private the workplace. Our curriculum has the rigor of an education that gives sector and hiring organizations, noting, long valued learning that blends exposure to a wide range of disciplines “employers overwhelmingly endorse theory and practice, giving students while also demanding mastery of the broad learning and cross-cutting skills the opportunity to complement content and methods of one or more as the best preparation for long-term meticulous work in the classrooms, major disciplines of study, move quickly career success. The college learning laboratories, and performance halls to the work force and to jobs that are outcomes they rate as most important with practical, real-world experiences. meaningful and rewarding in every way. are oral communication, critical thinking, While these experiences are increasingly Surveys of recent graduates have found ethical judgment, working effectively commonplace among the nation’s top that within six months of graduation 96 in teams, written communication, and liberal arts colleges, Ohio Wesleyan was percent of our graduates are in full-time the real-world application of skills and a pioneer in offering academic credit for jobs or full-time graduate study, with knowledge. internships and apprenticeships.

2 | OWU In the middle of the last century, central to the Career Connection, but the Institute for Practical Government the services provided to students are far and Public Affairs at OWU developed more comprehensive. the Wesleyan in Washington program The Career Connection builds OWUOHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY to give students the opportunity to on our longstanding commitment to MAGAZINE spend a semester in our nation’s capital, support students in connecting their completing both internships and passions and intellectual capacities WINTER 2020 | Volume 96 Issue No. 3 independent with careers studies. This is that make a www.owu.edu/alumni the work that It is no wonder that Ohio difference in Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Online Community happens at the the larger world. Vice President intersection Wesleyan students are so well Indeed, the for University Advancement of theory prepared for the workplace. charter of Ohio Natalie M. Doan, J.D. ’03 and practice, Wesleyan written Editor and Chief Communications Officer and it is the in 1842 indicated Will Kopp ideal way to bring practical learning to that our education was “to be designed [email protected] a liberal arts education. For decades, for the benefit of citizens in general.” Managing Editor OWU students have benefitted from We fulfill this historic commitment Lisa Lopez Snyder internships in government agencies, when our students are prepared to nongovernmental organizations, think be entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, Director of Alumni Relations Katie Webster tanks, media outlets, museums, and corporate leaders, public servants, other settings in Washington, D.C. educators, and humanitarians whose Class Notes Editor In November of this year, the Ohio careers are both personally fulfilling and Amanda Zechiel-Keiber ’09 Wesleyan New York Arts Program of service to the greater humankind. [email protected] will celebrate 50 years of continuous This is the essence of an OWU Editorial Assistant opportunity for students from OWU education. Maddie Marusek ’22 and other colleges and universities to In this issue of OWU Magazine, Designer spend a semester in New York City. The you will read in particular about the Jennifer Brinckerhoff semester includes an internship and Career Connection and Wesleyan in seminars in writing and publishing; visual Washington programs and the life of Contributing Photographers arts and art history; music, sound and our graduates in the nation’s capital. I James DeCamp, Lisa DiGiacomo, Rick Harrison, Mike Morgan, film; and theatre and dance. invite you to think about the ways Ohio Mark Schmitter ’12, Paul Vernon, While the connection of theory Wesleyan prepared you to find meaning Jayne Wexler, Reilly Wright ’20 and practice is longstanding at Ohio and purpose in your careers as you read Contributing Writers Wesleyan, in the past two years we have how this continues to happen on our Cole Hatcher, Caitlin Jefferson ’22, made a major commitment to enhance campus today. Natalie Kopp, Carrie Madren ’02, our work with students in preparation That’s a parlor game of a different Noah Manskar ’15 for careers that will be rewarding and sort; but then OWU is an institution of a Editorial Board  fulfilling. different sort, as well. Dale Brugh, Erin Fletcher, The OWU Career Connection Shala Hankison ’95, Stefanie Niles, works closely with other aspects of The Mike Plantholt, Eugene Rutigliano, OWU Connection signature program to Nancy Bihl Rutkowski, Doug Zipp engage students from their first days on Office of University Communications campus to the early years beyond their 740-368-3335 graduation in thinking about the career Rock Jones Alumni Relations Office paths that will be most meaningful for President, Ohio Wesleyan University 740-368-3325 each individual student. Internships are Twitter: @owu_rockjones [email protected]

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Student project offers net benefits Combining her classroom knowledge, internship experience at a public utilties department, and her research skills from the Summer Science Research Program, Brianna Graber ’20 used Theory- to-Practice Grant funds to design and install a storm drain net in the Delaware Run, which flows through campus and into the Olentangy River. This net, one of the first of its kind in the nation, will prevent both trash and organic materials from polluting the river. A zoology major and Spanish minor, Graber chose this project for her OWU Geography 360 class because she “wanted to do something big.” Part of the project involves monitoring the health of the Delaware Run. The project will provide data that has not previously been a focus of research. Brianna Graber says her project is expected to also improve the health of the Olentangy River, a tributary of the Delaware Run.

Accelerating arsenic atoms Colin Hawes ’20 worked with physics and astronomy professor Robert Haring-Kaye to investigate the orbitals of arsenic atoms. The most memorable part of the experience? “Operating the particle accelerator” at Florida State University, says Hawes.

4 | OWU Collaborative learning Collaborating with faculty provides plenty of Flying drones in Delaware opportunities to strengthen bonds between professors Under geography professor Nathan Amador Rowley’s guidance and students. Zoology professor Shala Hankison ’95 (left) and in conjunction with the City of Delaware, Kait Aromy ’20 and Jennell Betts ’20 (right) studied paternity and mating (left) and Aliyah Hannig ’21 (right) used drones to monitor DelCo behaviors in the sailfin molly. reservoirs for algal blooms. “The most memorable part was learning how to fly the drone for the first time,” says Hannig.

Watching wren behavior Engaging in a combination of field work and lab work, Abbigail Turner ’20 (left), Moira Meehan ’20 (right), and zoology professor Dustin Reichard researched whether mate switching is an adaptive behavior in house wrens.

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Lunch & learn Shannon Agler ’20 (front) and Logan Rice ’20 (back) worked with zoology professor Danielle Hamill on the project, “Characterizing Rhabditid Nematodes.” Rice particularly enjoyed the weekly lunch meetings where he could “present on our own research and listen to the other labs present on the research that they are doing.”

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6 | OWU 2020 Mock Convention to prevail Feb 21-22 Spotify-ably OWU It’s back! The Mock Presidential Nominating Convention, that is, a 136-year- From Twitter to Snapchat, you’ll find old campus tradition, slated for February 21-22. Held once every four years and OWU on almost every social media coinciding with presidential elections, Mock Convention is a lively affair involving platform. OWU mock protests, costumes, and absurd motions from the floor, such as the failed recently launched attempt by Texas to secede from the union in 2016. Ashley Biser, associate a Spotify channel professor of politics and government and faculty director for the event, said Mock showcasing OWU Convention is an example of “the kind of experiential learning that is a central part faculty and staff of the OWU Connection, and demonstrates OWU’s longstanding and innovative themed playlists. approach to practical politics.” Details: owu.edu/mockconvention. Songs include: Ubu Pere’s “Final Solution” (philosophy professor Erin THINK Tank center to support honors students Flynn); ACDC’s “Thunderstruck” (football The Honors Center, which is newly renamed the THINK Tank (by Katie Flack ’19), coach Tom Watts); Woody Guthrie’s has opened in the former Beeghly Library Internet Cafe. THINK, which stands for “This Land is Your Land” (politics and Theory, Honors, Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge, represents a special space government professor Sean Kay); and for honors students, said Amy McClure, Rodefer professor of education. “Honors Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” (marching students need a place to gather, to find each other, to talk with like-minded band director Mary Kate McNally). people, to study, to work collaboratively with classmates — in short, to engage in Search “Ohio Wesleyan University” an intellectual life.” The Honors Center was previously housed in what is now the on the Spotify app, or go to Entrepreneurship Center. owu.edu/spotify on the Web.

Fijis score top GPA in the USA

The mascot of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is the snowy white owl, and it’s especially fitting for the wise members of Ohio Wesleyan University’s Theta Deuteron chapter. The OWU men earned the fraternity’s 2018 Jordan Bowl, recognizing them for having the highest comparative scholarship among the nation’s 147 Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) chapters. This marks the Ohio Wesleyan chapter’s second national award in two years. The men also earned the Front Row (Right to left): Justin Petty ’22, Jordan Auriemma ’20, Eli Rajotte ’20, Jarrod Ferstl ’20, Brody Kannally ’22, Ben Sobotka ’21. Middle Row (R to L): Chase Dusek ’22, Jack Funderburg ’21, Jay Welch ’21, 2017 Owen Cup for most Joseph Patterson ’22, Bradley Wolford ’22, Jose Matute ’21, Adam Yingling ’20. Back Row (R to L): Grant improved scholarship. Brooks ’22, Ryan Hulesman ’21, Peyton Larkin ’21, Joesph Brush ’20, Jack Foley ’22, Phoenix Huron ’21, Jared Hileman ’20, Ben Loeper ’20. Not pictured: Max Berry ’21, Matt Brault ’20, Nick Braydich ’20, Duncan Copeland ’20, Jack Dugan ’20, Will Efkeman ’20, Aunders Erikson ’20, John Keller ’20, Ryan Lesmez ’20, Billy Lewis ’21, Billy Luckett ’20, Wyatt McQueen ’22, Peter Mihok ’20, Sam Miller ’20, Garret Voigt ’20, Louis Yank ’20.

WINTER 2020 | 7 comfortzones Juan Armando Rojas Joo: Professor of Spanish, chief diversity officer, and associate dean for diversity and inclusion Juan’s journeys as a transborder poet, narrator, and essayist permeate his teaching and his work, including inclusivity. Among his many international experiences, Juan’s literary and cross-cultural travels have taken him into caves, across rivers and deserts, and to the tops of mountains throughout Latin America, Egypt, Iraq, Spain, and his native Mexico. Masks, crystals, artwork, and other artifacts from around the world greet a visitor to his office — and illuminate the world of learning that guides his teaching. He finds them a comfortable reminder of why he challenges students with projects that blend literature, culture, politics, history, and economics. He is also proud to serve as co-chair of the Delaware County MLK Celebration committee and as trustee for the Central Ohio Symphony. Born in Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, Juan says his interests mirror his own bicultural heritage as Mexican and Chinese — and, of course, there is an artifact for that in his office, too.

1 Going down under in Mexico 4 A global masking its fine craftsmanship reveals a Juan received this selenite His diverse mask collection lot about the spirit and ingenuity crystal as a gift from his trek hails from travels to Mexico, of the ancestors. to the Cave of the Crystals Brazil, Africa, and numerous in Naica, Chihuahua, which in other places. “Each mask is 7 Time to celebrate parts runs as deep as 984 feet. different and tells a particular Many a Mexican celebration Connected to the Naica mine, story, but they all have includes these colorful papel the main chamber contains a common use in rituals picado (cut paper). So why not some of the world’s largest worldwide.” hang them from a shelf of a fine crystals ever found, and formed collection of literature? from underground magma and 5 Mexican Buddha water. “We could only stay “This Buddha represents my 8 Who isn’t a coffee lover? minutes inside the crystal cave East Asian background. A Café Bustelo is available in many — temperatures can reach up to lot of people don’t realize U.S. grocery stores these days, 120 degrees with more than 90 that the Chinese settled in but its colorful can tells any percent humidity.” Mexico as far back as during visitor to Juan’s office that every the Spanish colonization, morning needs to start with a 2 Art and poetry are necessary and then later as merchants good cup ‘o joe. ¡Qué rico! This figure of Xochipilli, the god and laborers in the late 19th- of art, poetry, beauty, dance, and century.” Juan is writing a story 9 All in the family song in Aztec mythology, is more about his Chinese grandfather, Juan’s son, Adryán, now 18, and than just a statue. “It’s a reminder who crossed the Rio Grande daughter Amaya, who is 16, are that we all need art in our lives.” from the United States to bilingual and pluriracial. “Their Mexico during the Mexican mixed heritage — Mexican, 3 Poetry is a bridge Revolution and married a indigenous, Chinese, and white Juan’s collected poetry includes curandera mestiza, a woman — reflects the plurality of many his most recent, Como luz de rio, of indigenous and Spanish people in our country, and it’s Like River Light, which was also heritage. something to be proud of.” just translated into Arabic. During a presentation in Cairo, Egypt, he 6 Tools for creating found people receptive to the This stone from Mexico was — Lisa Lopez Snyder idea of the conflicting identities used as a tool by natives in of rivers and deserts as both ancient times. Juan notes that bridges and borders.

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and the DeWitt coaches the players coaches Axelrod’s favorite aspect of coaching is that it doesn’t feel like a typical job with the fast-paced work environment. “I am surrounded by a great group of guys on our team, and they make it a fun environment to be in,” he says. DeWitt is excited to have Axelrod join the men’s basketball staff. “Nate had one of the best playing careers in OWU men’s basketball history, and to provide him the opportunity to return to his alma mater is very rewarding,” he says. “He has exemplified what we want our program to represent in terms of success on and off the court as a player.” Axelrod capped his Battling Bishop career by winning the Jostens Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding NCAA Division III men’s basketball player and receiving NCAA Division III Player of Men’s basketball head coach Mike DeWitt (left) with new assistant coach Nate Axelrod. the Year laurels from D3hoops.com. He was a three-time All-America selection hen former Ohio Wesleyan coaching ranks. DeWitt also has two by both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com, men’s basketball standout former players who are head coaches, a two-time Academic All-America® Nate Axelrod ’18 returned to Travis Schwab ’04 at Muskingum WOWU to become the Battling Bishops’ choice, and North Coast Athletic University and Andy Winters ’13 at Conference Player of the Year for three assistant men’s basketball coach under Otterbein University, and two who are years in a row, making him the first men’s head coach Mike DeWitt ’87, it was assistant coaches, Rob Gardiner ’10 at basketball player in conference history perhaps the best career move he could Ashland University and Seth Clark ’18 at to be so honored. have made. Wabash College. DeWitt’s previous assistant, Nate Axelrod also was a four-time, first- National Division III player of team All-NCAC selection, only the third Conley, was named the head coach at the year in 2017-18, Axelrod began his Manchester (Ind.) University in October, men’s basketball player in conference coaching career at Oberlin College last becoming the sixth of DeWitt’s former history to accomplish that feat, and was season, then accepted a position on assistant coaches to go on to a head named NCAC Newcomer of the Year Winters’ staff at Otterbein. When the coaching position. Four others are in 2015. During his senior year, he led current head coaches — Scott Cooper Ohio Wesleyan position opened, he the NCAC in assists and in scoring with at Indiana University-South Bend, jumped at the chance like it was a loose 19.2 points per game, becoming the first Scott Cutter at Defiance College, John ball on the court. player in conference history to lead the Ellenwood at Ashland University, and Jon “This school is a really special place league in scoring and assists in a single VanderWal at Marietta College. to me, and I’m grateful that I get to season. Axelrod finished his career as the “I think our assistant coaches are contribute to the basketball program second Ohio Wesleyan men’s basketball attractive to other schools for a variety and campus community, especially after player and the fourth in NCAC history to of reasons, and I believe that one of my going to school here,” says Axelrod. “I surpass the 2,000-point mark. He also is responsibilities as a head coach is to feel great working for Coach DeWitt Ohio Wesleyan’s all-time leader in assists mentor and prepare them for advancing because we had a great relationship with 655 and consecutive games started their careers,” says DeWitt. when I played for him and I have a ton of with 114. respect for his success. He has built an He explains that OWU assistants are — By Caitlin Jefferson ’22 given responsibilities in every aspect of incredible culture here.” the program in order to prepare them to Axelrod is eager to learn from become head coaches. DeWitt, whom he said was a very You can support OWU Athletics It’s not only DeWitt’s former supportive mentor throughout his with your gift to Team OWU. assistants who are progressing to the playing career. Give at owu.edu/teamowu.

10 | OWU alumniprofile Thomas Winston, a visionary authority

n parts of Ohio that rely on manufacturing as the main source of revenue, recovery Ifrom the Great Recession of 2008 has been slow. A 2011 report by IHS Global Insight, an economics consulting firm, noted that at least four Ohio cities — Canton, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown — are not expected to be fully recovered until 2021 or later. However, in Northwest Ohio, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority might have a hand in addressing this forecast, thanks in part to the vision of the port authority’s new president and CEO, Thomas Winston ’92. “The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has a critical and unique role in driving economic development not only in Northwest Ohio but also Source: Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority throughout the state of Ohio,” Service as leadership says Winston. millions of dollars in site remediation For Winston, leadership has been a His bold efforts rely on the port work. “The strategic decision was made natural part of his life. After graduating authority’s unique responsibilities to construct a ‘spec’ building with the from Ohio Wesleyan with a bachelor’s in in order to advance economic purpose of attracting industrial firms philosophy and economics, he returned opportunities in the Toledo area. looking for a viable home to purchase or to his hometown of Chicago to earn an While most port authorities focus on lease the facility, with the intention of MBA from Loyola University Chicago. infrastructure development, the Toledo- bringing manufacturing jobs back to the He went on to serve in a number of Lucas County Port Authority’s reach area,” he says. financial leadership positions over the spans from overseeing maritime activity Located near two major interstate following years, including with Owens of the largest inland port on the Great highways, two active rail lines, and a Corning in Toledo, before joining the Lakes and managing two area airports, to strong manufacturing workforce, “the port authority as vice president and serving as an innovative financing arm possibilities were set,” he says. Today the chief financial officer. to support large-scale development site, now called Overland Industrial Park, Winston also has become a as well as residential and commercial is thriving with four operating businesses, community leader in the area. He energy-efficiency projects. The port and Winston expects to see 1,500 jobs at serves on the board of trustees for issues development revenue bonds the park by the third quarter of 2020. ProMedica Health System, Imagination and has a bond fund portfolio of “Those are the types of things that I Station (Toledo science museum), Boys approximately $100 million. think are exciting,” he says. & Girls Club of Toledo, Toledo Opera When Winston first joined the port “The next challenge is how long Association, and the Toledo Museum authority as vice president and chief [economic growth] is going to be of Art. financial officer in 2010, he leveraged sustained,” Winston adds. “People “Community service is something his past corporate experience as a way are wondering about whether or not I prioritized as a proud student and to support the vision for improving the another recession may be forthcoming graduate of Ohio Wesleyan — the need area economy. At that time, the port in the next couple of years, so it’s really and responsibility to give back and be a authority purchased an abandoned, 80- that challenge of looking for new job contributor to society, and specifically, acre industrial site — once home to the creation opportunities that will foster your local community,” he says. Toledo Jeep plant — with the goal of positive and sustainable economic “I think that is part of our developing it into an innovative business conditions throughout the Northwest responsibility as leaders.” park. That effort meant deploying Ohio region.” — Maddie Marusek ’22

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Teaching Victorian novels in the Twitter Age Mark Allison, Associate Professor of English

to appreciate once they get over the initial intimidation of voluminous works such as George Eliot’s Middlemarch or Charles Dickens’ Bleak House. “I think students who have grown up with social media are also more aware of the desirability of taking a break from it — or at least to learn at a different speed,” Allison explains. “Students often thank me afterwards, even if they didn’t enjoy it along the way. They find a sense of accomplishment when they finally get over the hump. Some of these books and authors still have an aura about them. They still have cultural capital.” This shared social knowledge and Mark Allison says Victorian-era literature challenges his students in more ways than one. insight make literature worth studying, and Allison wants to leave students ven in this age of tweets and roles, religion, and social and political memes, Associate Professor of reform. “I’m not a professor English Mark Allison doesn’t think English major John Keller ’20 says, Estudents should be intimidated to “One element of Dr. Allison’s classes of politics.” read a 1,000-page novel written 200 that I have always enjoyed is years ago. his ability to connect specific facts with an important message not only In fact, Allison believes literature of about the literary works we study with about the value of literature but also the Victorian period — an era of mass larger themes in the societies that about the value of the liberal arts industrialization, the growth of major created them.” education they will carry with them cities, class stratification and conflict, Despite the Victorian period’s ties wherever they go. and long social reform novels — has to the present, Allison makes it a point “Students shouldn’t be afraid to poignant relevance and tangible appeal to say he doesn’t politicize his teaching. study literature or to pursue whatever to students today. “I’m not a professor of politics.” they are interested in,” he says. “I think the writers of that period Instead, he says his job is to help “Students with liberal arts are addressing what is recognizable students make their own connections, backgrounds have a better chance at fulfilling work. We live in an age with as our modern world as it comes into to infer messages from a period of great economic anxiety and a natural being,” says Allison. writers who rejected the notion of tendency to prioritize education that “The social conditions we take for art for art’s sake and wrote literature seems practical and career oriented, granted now were resisted very strongly to inspire social change. He says the but employers value liberal arts when they first came into being, authors’ spirit and idealism mirrors students for their ability to think particularly an economy that produces that of many OWU students, who critically, communicate orally, and write extreme stratifications in quality of life are learning more deeply about the clearly. and income,” Allison says. Through the world around them and their roles and “These skills will always be in distance a historical novel provides, responsibilities in making it better. demand.” students can delve into their current Allison also relishes the opportunity Timeless skills. Timeless novels. world from a new perspective to to present great, timeless stories to examine education, marriage, women’s students — something they come — Natalie Kopp

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2019 timescapes Healing, romancing, dunking for 200 years at Sulphur Spring Belief in the benefits one could gain by drinking from Sulphur Spring prompted the growth of Delaware as a resort town in the 1830s, and it’s said that Rutherford B. Hayes, who would become the 19th U.S. president, met future first lady Lucy Webb at the spring. In the 1920s (top) and into the middle of the 20th century, freshmen were routinely dunked in the spring if caught without their dink (beanie cap). Today the steps and seating area around the spring have changed little, but the spring is capped and the mineral-rich water rarely flows. Above, a class of first-year students meets at the site.

WINTER 2020 | 13 on Life OWU alumni reflect on why they love the capital city of Washington, D.C., and why you will, too

— By Carrie Madren ’02

14 | OWU aze across the grassy expanse of Gthe National Mall in Washington, D.C. — with the stately U.S. Capitol on one end and the Washington Monument rising in the other — and it’s hard not to feel a sense of awe. Such iconic city vistas are why tourists from around the world and D.C. residents alike revel in and revere the District of Columbia.

Congressional staff assistant Tom Dolan on the steps of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial across from the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mike Morgan)

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It only took one summer in the nation’s Capital to convince Sara Amy Leach ’80 to return for good. After her experience interning in the public relations department at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (now the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design) before senior year at OWU, “I packed up my Volkswagen and headed right back here after graduation,” says Leach, whose District career has taken her from the Washington Business Journal to the Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service, and now the National Cemetery Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where she’s a senior historian. “I absolutely fell in love with the city of D.C.” With Washington at the center stage of politics and government, plus home to so many organizational headquarters, world-class restaurants and entertainment, nationally known museums, and more, it’s no wonder OWU alumni residents feel like they’re in the heart of it all.

Political Capital “D.C. is where the conversations are happening,” says Irfan Nooruddin ’96. Formerly a professor at the Ohio State University, Nooruddin came to Washington in 2014 to serve as a professor and director at the Georgetown India Initiative at Georgetown University. In D.C., he’s had the opportunity to join discussions with policymakers from South Asia and the broader global community, as well as the federal government — participating in a way he wouldn’t be able to elsewhere. “The opportunity to be in the center of national and international politics was too attractive to pass up,” says Nooruddin, whose work and study on issues in India, South Asia, and global politics has included the D.C.- (Photo by Mike Morgan) based IMF and the World Bank. An interest in public policy also drew Tom Dolan ’18, to D.C., where he’s a staff assistant for Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). Dolan hails from Maryland, but it was two opportunities to make contacts, says Susan Headden ’77, Capitol Hill internships during college — including a whose 25 years in D.C. included working at U.S. News and Stephanie Taylor Wesleyan in Washington semester — that won him over. World Report and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation loves to walk “I was interested in the policy side of the career, and the before her current role as an independent communications everywhere in D.C., Hill was the best place to start,” says Dolan, who thrives consultant. “I’m constantly running into people that I and one of her in the fast-paced atmosphere on Capitol Hill. know,” says Headden. “The networking here is fantastic.” favorite stops is In the business world, working with government- the Smithsonian’s related clients requires its own skill set to handle the Renwick Gallery. level of detail and budget required, explains Stephanie For the People, By the People Taylor ’07, a producer at Ogilvy PR, who works largely It’s D.C.’s wide diversity of people, ethnicities, ideas, and with government contracts, a client base unique to the backgrounds that many find so intriguing. “This town D.C. area. is so motivated in that everybody is here for a cause, be In addition to government agencies, many it environmental or policy-making,” says Courtney internationally-reaching nongovernmental Durham ’12, who works on Coastal Wetlands and organizations, institutions, foundations, and charities Coral Reefs at Pew Charitable Trusts, a nonprofit, base their headquarters in D.C., creating unique nongovernmental organization that advances public

16 | OWU policy. “It’s such an interesting melting pot of many A Taste of D.C. different thematic interest areas,” says Durham, who The international nature of D.C.’s population extends to grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside of its robust restaurant scene. “We’re seeing oodles of new D.C., and returned to the city after graduating from restaurants and eateries,” says Leach. “The attraction OWU. is the endless choice of international foods that are Nooruddin and his wife Heidi Sherman ’98 met here.” The entire metropolitan area boasts authentic at OWU and now live in Chevy Chase, D.C. He says cuisine from every corner of the world. Diners will living in such an international community has meant find Ethiopian, Latvian, Peruvian, Lithuanian, Indian, having daughters who become friends with children of Ghanaian, Salvadoran, Thai, Irish, Chinese, Greek, foreign diplomats. “For them to be able to grow up in and German restaurants, in addition to the American Gregory Dyson, a neighborhood where there are a lot of people from standard of seafood, barbecue, and steakhouses. “It’s sort of like dining room travel,” Leach says. COO and executive around the world, they learn that the world isn’t a scary Durham echoes her love of D.C. as a food city, VP at the American place, but a place of opportunity,” he says. citing the increasing number of star chefs who have Nurses Association, With frequently changing political offices, D.C. can gained prominence in the city, such as Jose Andres. loves touring be a somewhat transient city, with workers here for a the Smithsonian Like other alumni, she’s noticed the variety and caliber short time. The city and surrounding area has attracted Institutions, of restaurants take off in the last five years — “since the many young professionals, who are putting down roots particularly the Obama years,” she estimates. and starting families. Durham has noticed a lot of National Museum Long-time resident alumni attest to a D.C. that of African American millennials moving to the area in the past decade. not only offers new restaurants, but growth of all History and Culture, This younger generation has brought a new vibe to kinds. Newton recalls when she first moved to the area which opened an old city. Says Bridget Newton ’80, mayor of nearby post-graduation that a police officer warned her to in 2016. Rockville, Maryland. “There’s a buzz about the District avoid driving 14th Street at night. Now the 14th Street that’s just fun.” corridor boasts acclaimed restaurants, shops,

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and businesses. “It’s amazing to me, the changes has worked for both President Bushes, and represented downtown,” says Newton, who’s lived in Rockville, companies as a lawyer and a lobbyist. As a result of the Nick Calio, outside 13 miles north of D.C., since 1981 with husband new construction, many younger professionals have his Pennsylvania Fred Newton ’80. moved into the city. Avenue office, says Washingtonians know the city and its environs by “In 1980, it was still a very gentle, sleepy southern he enjoys walking the neighborhood or community — Arlington, Bethesda, town,” says Leach, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, and streets of this “very Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights, National Harbor, commutes to her office in the NoMa neighborhood beautiful city.” Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, NoMa, (North of Massachusetts Avenue, east of Union Chinatown, and The Wharf, to name a few. Each has Station), where she says no one would have walked a particular character and feel, along with unique through a decade ago but is now an up-and-coming businesses and neighbors, lending to the diverse area. “It’s been fascinating to see the city fill out its climate of the city. empty spaces and underutilized lots.” “I like exploring the different pockets of D.C. — Shaw, Petworth, Logan Circle, Georgetown,” says Walk This Way Ryan Martin ’05, head coach for the newly formed Loudoun United FC team, a second-division team With years of growth, however, has come notoriously under D.C. United. Between the monuments, events, bad traffic, OWU alumni say. But a convenient Metro concerts, and festivals, “it always seems like there’s and public bus system, along with increasing bike something going on,” says Martin. lanes, easy walking, and a robust Uber/Lyft option, That’s a boon for current residents, especially those make getting around easier. who have seen recent decades draw out a new kind of Like many residents, Taylor prefers the plentiful international city. public transportation and car ride options such as When he’s not “The changes in the area have been incredible,” Uber, but owns a car for when she needs to leave coaching, Ryan Martin, says Nick Calio ’75, President & CEO of Airlines the District. here greeting Elvis for America, who remembers when Logan Circle But by far, alumni residents say they love to walk, Amoh coming off the was a red light district. Now it’s a vibrant area with and wide sidewalks on every street make it possible for field, enjoys bicycle restaurants, shops, and renovated buildings. “It is a pedestrians to access every area of the city. “You can trails around the city, far more vibrant, sophisticated city than it was when walk this city very easily,” says Calio, who’s married to including the C&O I moved here in ’78,” says Calio, who in past decades alumna Lydia Keller Calio ’77. Canal trail.

18 | OWU This is the first in what Martin, son of OWU men’s soccer coach Jay Hot and Humid, with Martin, enjoys hopping on his hybrid bicycle to we plan to be an annual Southern Charm get around the city and enjoy surrounding scenic series featuring alumni Though summer in D.C. often means scorching heat in “Ohio Wesleyan’s biking/walking trails, including the popular historic and high humidity, residents savor the changing of favorite cities.” We Chesapeake & Ohio Canal trail that follows the the four distinct seasons. The city especially shines will shine a spotlight Potomac River for 184.5 miles from Cumberland, during temperate springs and falls, when trees and on some of the OWU Maryland, into the heart of Georgetown. flowers offer blossoms and showy leaves. Known for alumni living, working, If you need to get out of town, travel options its flowering cherry trees, the entire area anticipates and making a difference include three major metropolitan airports, plus a major the peak cherry blossom season in late April, when the in locations across the Amtrak station, luxury bus lines, and Interstate 95, annual Cherry Blossom Festival draws crowds to stroll nation. And we hope to which runs the length of the East Coast. the Tidal Basin area, one of D.C.’s beautiful park-like give you inside info on “One thing that makes it attractive is that it’s areas. “D.C. has this great balance of feeling urban and what to do and see when easy to go up and down the Eastern Seaboard,” says really green at the same time,” says Taylor. you visit. Gregory Dyson ’80, chief operating officer and The District’s residents treasure not only the many executive vice president at the American Nurses green spaces, but also the tree canopy along many Association in Silver Spring, Maryland. The city’s streets. Leafy D.C. has nearly a 38 percent tree cover, location makes it three hours by Amtrak train to making it among the greenest cities in America based New York, as well as a two-hour drive to ocean on canopy cover, according to Durham. In addition or mountains. to green appeal, D.C.’s lack of skyscrapers creates a Though it has a vital role as the center of the U.S. signature skyline. Says Dyson, a native Washingtonian, “It’s a big city government, D.C. maintains authentic character and with a lot of Southern charm.” appeal. “It’s such a manageable city — I feel really comfortable here,” Taylor says, because it’s clean, Carrie Madren is a freelance writer living in Great Falls, Virginia. friendly, and highly walkable. “It’s big enough, but not

so big that you feel lost.”

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WINTER 2020 | 19 OWU alumni shaping policy, touching lives in the

When we began searching for OWU alumni in the Washington, D.C., area to interview for this article, we quickly saw we had an abundance of riches. We could have interviewed dozens of OWU movers and shakers in D.C. and devoted the entire magazine to this single topic. Across an array of fields in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, a web of Ohio Wesleyan alumni are making a difference in what Nick Calio calls the capital of the most powerful country in the world. These are just a handful.

Nick Calio ’75: President and policymakers and the public understand the complexities of our CEO of Airlines for America, educational system. “If we can get education right, we can solve a Calio says, “I couldn’t work lot of our problems.” anywhere else.” He began his career as a lawyer, then became Gregory Dyson ’80: As chief a lobbyist, worked for President operating officer and executive George H.W. Bush, started his vice president at the American own firm to represent major trade Nurses Association in Silver associations and companies, and Spring, Maryland, Dyson returned to the White House to provides vital support to the work for President George W. ANA’s mission to create a Bush before taking on his current healthy world through effective position. “My profession is here at the intersection of business nursing. More than 4 million and government, and it’s a profession I love,” says Calio. registered nurses in the United “What policies mean in terms of the free market, jobs, and the States are leading healthcare economy are fascinating, and I’ve spent my whole lifetime at delivery in the 21st century, this intersection.” Dyson explains, and the ANA seeks to advance the profession and help these professionals excel in their practice. From technology to Susan Headden ’77: Headden’s position as an independent product development, marketing and communications, and talent communications consultant entails writing, editing, and public management and acquisition, Dyson has been able to help lead the relations for organizations such as the Lumina Foundation (a ANA’s work on behalf of nurses. foundation dedicated to higher education), the 2020 Census, and the Aspen Institute. “From my Washington perch, I’ve been Sara Amy Leach ’80: Leach’s career fortunate to have the access and the resources to help raise in D.C. has spanned more than 30 years public awareness and build understanding of important public and two federal agencies. As a historian, policy issues,” says Headden, whose career has spanned from she helps preserve the facts, present journalism to the nonprofit world. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning compelling stories, and protect significant journalist, she hopes to have helped shape a more informed places essential to understanding electorate by explaining complicated subjects in an accessible American history. “Both the National and engaging way. In her nonprofit work, she has helped Park Service (U. S. Department of the

20 | OWU Interior) and the National Cemetery Administration (U.S. talent pool. “Being a part of the D.C. United organization has Department of Veterans Affairs), have noble missions that been tremendous, with really good people all pushing the same would be incomplete without a full understanding of their direction and trying to win championships, and helping the past,” explains Leach. Part of the federal government’s job is community at the same time.” to steward vast and diverse historic properties, which can be Stephanie Taylor ’07: As a challenging at times, she explains. “I am very proud to be part producer at Ogilvy, a marketing of a cadre of professionals who strive to preserve essential and public relations firm, Taylor American places, keeping them relevant for current and works with consumer, corporate, future visitors.” and federal clients — including the U.S. Department of Homeland Bridget Newton ’80: Newton Security, PEW Charitable Trusts, has served as mayor of Rockville, Peace Corps, and Inova Hospital the third largest city in Maryland, Systems. Through her work, Taylor for six years. Thirteen miles helps client organizations promote northwest of the nation’s capital healthy choices and preventative and right on the Metro’s Red measures. In her current work with the Centers for Disease Line, Rockville is home to over Control and Prevention CDC, she is working on campaigns to 70,000 people. “But the sense of help destigmatize opioid use disorder and to encourage women Rockville is small community,” to get screened for gynecological cancer. “There is intention and Newton says, noting the passion behind the work we produce,” she says. “nice sense of belonging.” After graduating from OWU, Courtney Durham ’12: In her role as senior associate for Newton worked on Capitol Hill Coastal Wetlands and Coral Reefs at Pew Charitable Trusts, and lived in Alexandria, Virginia, before moving to Rockville in Durham works with policymakers on environmental issues, 1981. She soon became involved in her children’s schools and particularly climate change and ocean policy at the international eventually ran for city council. level. Much of her work has focused on the Paris Agreement, a Irfan Nooruddin ’96: Professor of Indian Politics in the United Nations agreement adopted by 197 countries that have Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University committed to reduce emissions to combat climate change. and director of the university’s Georgetown India Initiative, Durham has found being based in D.C. particularly useful due Nooruddin says living and working in Washington allows him to the proximity to relevant stakeholders such as the World to stay centrally plugged into many important conversations Bank, major environmental NGOs, the State Department, and in his field. “D.C. encourages a particular form of intellectual think tanks. “I’m lucky to have a network that is locally based entrepreneurship, which, as an academic interested in the but globally focused,” says Durham. “I’m not sure there are many policy world, has allowed me to participate in debate and be other cities that can offer that vantage point in policymaking.” part of policymaking discussions in a way that may have been harder if I lived anywhere else,” he says. Tom Dolan ’18: In his current position as a staff assistant for Rep. Neal Dunn Ryan Martin ’05: As head (R-FL), Dolan supports legislative staff, coach for Loudoun United drives Rep. Dunn to events, reviews letters FC, the reserve team of from constituents, and books Capitol Major League Soccer’s and White House tours for constituents. D.C. United in Leesburg, “Getting a tour of the Capitol building Virginia, Martin has helped or the White House really goes a long young players on their way for someone visiting D.C.,” explains way to become full-time Dolan, who in the past months has set up professionals. “My path tours for constituents in Dunn’s district, is exciting because you’re including those who lost their homes taking talented kids from through hurricane damage. Dolan often very diverse backgrounds researches legislative bills and tracks them through Congress to and helping them achieve a dream,” Martin says. As a coach, help accurately respond to constituent concerns. “I was always Martin takes a holistic approach, developing and mentoring the fascinated by the policy side,” says Dolan, who has an interest players as people as well as athletes. The D.C. area has a rich in issues such as foreign policy and trade, in addition to disaster youth soccer community, he explains, which creates a large relief. “That’s really what drew me back to the Hill.”

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OWU alumni offer their top travel tips

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens What to Do National Park Service “The crown jewel of D.C. is the Smithsonian Institution,” Dyson says, which encompasses 17 museums and galleries, plus an urban zoo, all of which offer free admission. Stroll down the National Mall and explore the museums plus the Capitol Building, monuments, and large-scale events such as the annual spring Blossom Kite Festival. Dyson recommends securing tickets to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the most recent addition to the Smithsonian network. Plan a visit to the National Cathedral, “which is just as magnificent as any cathedral you’d see in Europe,” Headden says. Don’t miss city views from the tower, the 112 gargoyles, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the renowned stained-glass windows, including a (Photo by Yassine El Mansouri) stained-glass Space Window that holds a moon rock collected by Neil Armstrong. Wander through the National Portrait Gallery to explore a museum of American biography, says Headden, who’s a docent there. “Every portrait tells a story about a person who helped shape our country — for good or ill,” she says. Rest and recharge in the gallery’s beautiful, sun-filled indoor courtyard. Visit the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, recommends Taylor, for its eclectic, funky vibe. Or buy tickets to immerse yourself at the digital, experiential, interactive art installations at ARTECHOUSE, Taylor advises. Nooruddin recommends Dumbarton Oaks museum and gardens for its living history, where discussions about the formation of the United Nations took place in the 1920s. Stroll the spectacular gardens, where “it feels a bit like a secret garden in the middle of the city,” Nooruddin says. Follow it up with long meander through Georgetown University and Georgetown, with its “lush gardens and beautiful houses.” Dolan enjoys launching a rented kayak from Georgetown for a Potomac River paddle.

Dumbarton Oaks museum and gardens Sports team allegiance runs high in our nation’s capital, with the NFL’s Washington Redskins, the Capitals ice

22 | OWU Washington National Cathedral (Photo by Danielle E. Thomas) hockey team, D.C. United soccer team, World Series champion Washington Nationals, the NBA Wizards, and WNBA champion Washington Mystics. Cheer for

Martin’s Loudoun United FC team Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images Getty via Dishman/NBAE Ned during a home game at Segra Field in Mystics Washington WNBA Leesburg, Virginia. For world-class theater and performance — plus elegant interiors and city views — don’t miss the elegant and iconic John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Find a modern mix of speakers and bands at The Anthem, where Dolan recommends seeing a show, located on The Wharf — a newly developed riverside stretch in OWU alumni offer their top travel tips Southwest. Hop a water taxi to Alexandria or National Harbor, advises Dyson, where you can ride the Capital Wheel, a 180-foot-high Ferris wheel. Though the Capital’s best known waterway may be the Potomac River, its other major river, the Anacostia River, offers scenic beauty as well. “There’s Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, boardwalks, bird-watching, and stand-up paddle Macon Bistro & Larder boarding in a tranquil space,” Durham says. For a truly D.C. literary experience visit Politics and Prose — “one of the very best independent bookstores in the nation, with an incredible inventory and knowledgeable salespeople,” says Headden, who highlights free readings by nationally-known authors.

Where to Dine Brunch at Le Diplomate, a delectable French brasserie in the 14th Street Corridor, earns praise from Dyson, Taylor, Dolan, and Martin. Calio recommends Tosca restaurant and its Northern Italian fare. “It’s the best, most reliable Italian restaurant in town,” he says. 2amy’s Neapolitan Pizza in NW gets a thumbs up from Old Ebbitt Grill Ryan and Taylor. Millie’s Spring Valley restaurant, a seafood restaurant with New England flair, and Macon Bistro & Larder for southern low country food in Chevy Chase are where Dyson and family enjoy dining. Durham favors El Sol Restaurante & Tequileria for inexpensive authentic Mexican cuisine, and Thai X-ing, where the chef serves up a flavorful nightly prix fixe menu. At the higher end, she recommends The Dabney for regional local dishes, including many foods roasted over a fire. Savor fantastic classic Indian food at The Bombay Club, recommends Nooruddin, and you’ll find great ambiance and a likelihood of seeing a congressperson, due to its location near the White House. “Old Ebbitt Grill has been a cozy destination for drinks at any hour,” says Leach, who favors the raw oysters.

WINTER 2020 | 23 CAREER CONNECTIONS New program redefines career services to help students become “life ready.”

— By Lisa Lopez Snyder

eattle, Washington, means a lot of things to Allisa Schuller ’19: Backpacking the trails of Mount Rainier, making trips to Pike Place Market, and doing fun runs in the city. And it reminds her about how the personal and professional Sconnections she made while a student at Ohio Wesleyan gave her the confidence to find her “amazing” job at Spark Foundry, a global media agency in downtown Seattle. A business administration major with accounting and religion minors, Schuller got her start with Spark Foundry through an OWU Connection Grant grant her senior year. She took full advantage of all that OWU had to offer before that, which included four other internships and support from several alumni, including REI COO Tracie Winbigler ’87, who eventually connected her to an opportunity at Spark Foundry.

24 | OWU Photos by David Van Hove ’19 I let it be known to my managers “ that I wanted to work here and why I deserved to be here. I feel like that’s what OWU taught me — how to articulate my ideas and communicate. ”— Allisa Schuller

WINTER 2020 | 25 Schuller says her internships and the relationships Career Connection, which was formerly known as with professors and OWU alumni gave her the critical the Office of Career Services, has transitioned to become thinking skills necessary for a successful career and a comprehensive career development resource that the confidence to take charge of her own personal provides tools for students to find internships, jobs, and development. That confidence prompted a bold act as her unique opportunities for graduate school internship at Spark Foundry was ending: She developed and beyond. an evaluation form and asked her coworkers and senior While practical help with job interviewing skills company leaders to do a formal review of her work after and resume writing is still offered, Career Connection her internship ended. helps students understand more about themselves — “I let it be known to my managers that I wanted to their values, passions, and strengths, along with career work here and why I deserved to be here. I feel like that’s exploration. The program also engages faculty and what OWU taught me — how to articulate my ideas and alumni in that endeavor — beginning with students’ communicate,” she says. first-year orientation through their last year of college Schuller works with a team that manages and beyond. media channel marketing for REI. “We are seeing nationally a transition away With 70 employees in the Seattle from more traditional, transactional models of career services into this office, Spark Foundry “is the P ho more all-encompassing, more to best of both worlds,” she b y M well-rounded approach,” a says. “You get the feel r k S she says. c of a start-up company h m “For example, we’re it with the capabilities t e r creating internship career ’1 of a large firm.” 2 kits, which include pre-internship sessions Learning to to prepare students so that these internships

explore, thrive will be a more fulfilling Schuller’s experience experience for them. That illustrates what OWU’s develops them as better newly launched Career communicators and critical Connection program is all thinkers.” about, says Executive Director To strengthen this holistic Megan Ellis ’05: preparing vision, Career Connection is students to become partnering with faculty and alumni. “life ready.” We want students to Ellis, who also directs the Delaware

Entrepreneurial Center at OWU, says learn how to be nimble Faculty as partners Among the faculty partners is Michael the goal of the OWU Career Connection and able to thrive in initiative is to help students explore Esler, professor of politics and government opportunities, understand their personal the work world while and director of the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs. While strengths, and learn how to become on their journey to more confident about parlaying those the institute’s goal has always been to strengths across disciplines. “We want finding a satisfying make the connection between academics and practical politics, he says, “Career students to learn how to be nimble and and meaningful life. able to thrive in the work world while Connection has really given us new energy on their journey to finding a satisfying — Megan Ellis and a renewed emphasis on our goals. It and meaningful life.” has been a rejuvenating experience.”

26 | OWU The Arneson Institute connects students with practical politics primarily through its internships, the flagship of which is Wesleyan in Washington, which matches students with public affairs and public policy internships in D.C. Internships include a wide range of public policy and government experiences, from the White House and the U.S. Congress to nonprofit advocacy organizations, the media, and private sector businesses and legal firms. Building on the Career Connection focus, Esler is working to establish “semi- permanent” internships with alumni in the D.C. area. Alumni in the public policy/lobbying arena include Nick Calio ’75, president and CEO of Airlines for America International. “He takes two OWU interns each year,” says Esler. Another alumnus, Andrew Doll ’09, manager of programs and membership for the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, also established a program in his office for Ohio Wesleyan interns. Within the past two years, Wesleyan in Washington has coordinated four internships with alumni working for members in the U.S. Senate and three I was new to the operations internships in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We arrange housing for them, and students “and what it means to be a receive credit, so they don’t miss a beat,” Esler says. “You definitely see a maturity in students business, but she connected when they return,” he says. “They become quite Vernon me with mentors who helped Photo by Paul self-confident — that’s probably the most immediate and important development I see.” The connections me figure that out. they make in these positions also frequently lead to — Darren” Lo full-time work, he says. Phoenix Huron ’21, a politics and government major who interned for Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia in summer 2019, says his experience working for Manchin an appropriations bill and help it become a law.” — a ranking member of the Senate Appropriations He also drafted letters for the senator challenging Committee — gave him not just an eagle-eye view of how the FCC on the accuracy of its maps and advocating for Congress works but also a hand in it. He worked closely broadband coverage in rural West Virginia towns. “I’m with the appropriations team to write reports on the working on trying to map these out still,” he says, “and progress of the 2020 Senate appropriations bill. hoping to turn it into independent study here at OWU.” “It was exciting. It was a lot of work but proved to In D.C. he was introduced to professionals in urban be beneficial in the end — and exciting to see how the planning and infrastructure, and that prompted him whole political process works,” Huron says. “It’s one thing to pursue a mapping and GIS (geographic information to learn how a bill becomes a law and another to work on systems) minor when he returned to OWU.

WINTER 2020 | 27 I’ve always been comfortable “working with numbers, but after those trips I knew I wanted to end up doing something in finance in New York. — Hilary” Quinn

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A data analytics and finance major, Lo says Megan Ellis’ help in connecting him to mentors and other resources of the Entrepreneurial Center at OWU has helped him “I’m really interested in doing research that finds a learn how to balance college studies with the ever-evolving relationship between urban happiness and walkability, nature of the e-sports business. and using the Washington, D.C., community as a case “I was new to the operations and what it means to be a study for that. This all stemmed from the Wesleyan in business, but she connected me with mentors who helped Washington internship.” me figure that out.” he says. As of August 2019, ExPandable Esports had more than

Exploring tech, finance 1,000 members, with eight teams of six to 10 people each. For budding entrepreneur Darren Lo ’23, Career Lo hopes the business stays afloat until he graduates. Connection is all about supporting the skills he needs to At that point, he says, “I will either apply the data analytics grow ExPandable Esports, an e-business that emerged from and finance major to the business, or I hope to gain enough his love for video game competition. experience to potentially find another job in the e-sports “It started when a group of my friends and I started a space.” gaming community,” he says. “I saw an opportunity to grow Exploring a field in person was impactful for Hilary this community and make it sustainable by monetizing Quinn ’19, now a financial analyst in the global capital it.” Lo took on the charge to lead the group and become markets with Morgan Stanley in New York City. As part of an owner. ExPandable Esports gives players a platform her Economics Management and Accounting fellowships, P

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28 | OWU During her sophomore year, she was introduced to Caitlin McNaughton ’16, who had an internship OWU alumnus Danial Khan ’14 at Morgan Stanley. She with the Columbus Zoo and volunteered with the secured an internship there her sophomore year, and she nonprofit Ohio Wildlife Center, which led to a full-time returned for another internship as a senior. position as wildlife educator, is giving back as a Career She credits both fellows programs — offered through Connection speaker. The Woltemade Center — for her ability to link classroom A zoology and environmental studies major and learning to real life. Spanish minor, McNaughton says taking biology “Programs like these really show you what your reality professor Laurel Anderson’s class “made me realize I can be,” she says. Now, being in the boardroom on the 40th wanted to work with animals. It made me feel like I could floor looking out at the New York skyline, “really puts it make a major impact.” into perspective.” Today she oversees 65 animal “ambassadors,” works with 35 volunteers, and travels around the state speaking to groups, primarily schools, about how to appreciate and

Industry experts, alumni support live with native species. Two Career Connection programs — the Career Catalyst “I told the students that talking with mentors about and Alumni-in-Residence programs — are helping to place your interests is a great way to help you start to broaden more structure into existing services, adds Ellis. your horizons and find opportunities for growth. It’s all Career Connection has hired two career catalysts to about being open to learning.” support students: Carolyn Lammert as assistant director Career Connection is also reaching out to young of the Career Catalyst program, who will provide expertise alumni who are within five years of graduation. Ellis and on economics and business, and Janelle Valdinger ’19, an her team offered drop-in hours during Homecoming expert on environmental sciences, geology, and geography. 2019 for young alumni and will soon introduce The Alumni-in-Residence program brings alumni back coffeehouse sessions for young alumni in Columbus and to campus (virtual or in-person) to help students with Cleveland to talk to them about their career path. career advice, mock interviews, cover letters, and Alumni are encouraged to get involved with the resume reviews. Career Connection program. Contact Megan Ellis and the office via email at [email protected].

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OWU junior at SNL connects with OWU alumnus — By Noah Manskar ’15

hay Manuela’s life as an Ohio Wesleyan student at the Harbor in Brooklyn Heights, the new home of OWU’s New York Arts Program is different in many ways from New York Arts Program. And though she spends her the one JP Olsen ’87 lived. evenings in Brooklyn, her daytime view of SNL is much During Olsen’s Big Apple semester in the fall of 1985, closer. She lived at the gritty Paramount Hotel near Times Square, where In her NYAP internship, Manuela is helping to produce he saw Andy Warhol at a movie theater on his first day in the the 45th season of NBC’s legendary live sketch comedy program. On television, he could watch Saturday Night Live airing program, televised weekly from Rockefeller Center. in its 11th season from the NBC studios nearby, with a cast that “I feel like I’m gaining the best internship experience included Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Lovitz. imaginable: hands-on, in the media capital, with Since Manuela arrived in September, she has ended most of professionals in the field,” says Manuela, a communication her days gazing at the Manhattan skyline from across New York major. “Many of the people I work with have been

30 | OWU working for SNL for longer than I’ve been alive, which gives Olsen’s 1985 NYAP internship at The Paris Review had me access to knowledge and advice that will prove valuable him sorting through submissions by day and sometimes for the rest of my professional career.” hobnobbing with literary lions such as Norman Mailer by From the week of the show’s September season night. He says the program set him on a path that has led to premiere through the end of her internship in December, his current role as director of original programming at HBO, Manuela will be part of the cast of hundreds responsible for with stops at CBS News, PBS, and The New York Times. turning out the award-winning variety show known for its “That experience put me in an environment where acerbic satire of American politics and pop culture. I recognized that if you’re good at your job, and you’re working hard, and you’re contributing things of value and “Once you’re in these being thoughtful about what you’re doing, that there’s a place for you,” Olsen says. “That seat at the table was not internships, you’re there.” a seat that I thought was available to me until I was there. I guess that’s kind of my lesson to all students — once you’re — JP Olsen in these internships, you’re there.” Manuela hopes to maintain a connection with Manuela says SNL is an “ideal learning ground” for how NBCUniversal after her time with SNL. Her NYAP experience to contribute to a “high-functioning” team in the fast-paced also has her thinking about returning to New York for media field. As part of the show’s musical production staff, graduate school — though she says her internship will give she works with band and musical guests such as the pop her professional and personal tools to build on wherever stars Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift. Her four-day week on the she goes. job ends with the live show on Saturday, when she gets to And when she leaves in December, Manuela says she’ll see the finished product of the cast and crew’s efforts. miss looking out across the water at the sleepless city that “What I love most about it is seeing the contrast has been a proving ground for innumerable OWU students. between what is happening backstage to create the result “It’s at those moments that I really have time to stop and that people see on the television,” Manuela says. realize I’m in New York City,” she says.  SNL is known across the world — including in Manuela’s native Netherlands, where she says the internet and social Noah Manskar is a journalist in New York City. media have facilitated its popularity. She’s a fan of 16-year SNL veteran Kenan Thompson, whom she met in her internship’s first week. “He had a role in nearly all of my favorite sketches, and I admire the versatility of roles he can play,” she says. The NYAP experiences of Manuela and Olsen — though separated by seven subway stops Photo by Jayne Wexler and more than three decades — have brought them together. Call it their NYAP Connection. They met at OWU last fall, when Olsen, now a journalist and filmmaker, returned to campus and had lunch with the group of students and talked about the New York Arts Program. Then this fall, Olsen returned to the program as an artist-in- residence. Manuela now attends his NYAP seminar, in which he led a recent discussion on how Photo by Noah Manskar technology has changed the media industry. And he provides guidance Director of original programming at HBO JP Olsen leads a seminar, one of his responsibilities as an to Manuela and other students. artist-in-residence at the program where he participated as an OWU student in 1985.

WINTER 2020 | 31 OWU Homecoming and Family Weekend 2019 owu.edu/alumni | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram

From left: Mollie Mott, Tyler Mott ’04, the Bishop, Mason Mott, and Megan Mott. SUBA/BSU reunion at the House of Black Culture, from left: Kamila Goldin ’13, Carleton Levert ’12, Christopher Marshall ’13, Andrew Dos Santos ’13 (behind Natalie Davis), Natalie Davis, and Steve Brown ’10.

First-generation students and alumni connect at the tailgate, clockwise from lower left: Dylan Hayes ’20, Joy Purvis, Cheyenne Hall ’20, Devin Cotton’20, Kara Rutkowski ’22, Adrian Moran ’23, Joni Manos Brown ’78 speaks after being presented and Ankita Patel ’22. with the David Hamilton Smith Greek Alumni Award. At the Celebration of Donors & Scholars Brunch, from left: Chad and Kerri Donelson ’20, Amy Glendening, and Hanna Donelson ’20.

From left: Kit Weber ’20, Nancy McGowan P’20, and Chris Weber P’20.

Bridget McQuaide ’16 talks to Carlos Jackson ’17 at Young Alumni Brunch.

The OWU Marching Bishops kick-off the Homecoming tailgate with a rousing tune.

32 | OWU More than 1,000 alumni, students, family members, and friends celebrated Homecoming & Family Weekend October 18 -20. Highlights included the Hall of Fame and Team of Distinction ceremony, young alumni brunch, OWU tailgate, affinity reunions, sporting events, and a special performance by OWU Homecoming and Family Weekend 2019 Wendie Malick ’72! Download photos at owu.edu/2019hfw.

From left: 2019 Hall of Fame: Director of Athletics Doug Zipp, Jeff Nieman ’09, Craig Neal ’07, Chris Eccles ’09, Sarah Downs ’06, Jen Musbach-Wellman ’05, Michelle Corbett Coutts ’09, Ben Chojnacki ’07, Justin Balckburn ’06, and Rock Jones. Family members of first-year football player Miles Dearing meet the Bishop before the Homecoming game: from left, cousin Joshua James, aunt Elitha James, mother Trinilda Johnson, and grandmother Bernice Carter.

Delta Zau tailgate gathering, from left: Katie Flack ’19, Katherine Bleile ’18, From left: Marty Kalb, Joan Kalb, Bob Holm ’60, and Mary Holm ’60 Katie Kuckelheim ’19, Hayley Glessner ’19, Charlotte Gross ’20, Denise (Sabo) listen to Linda Diamond H ’18 and Joe Diamond H ’18. Brenner ’00, Traci Kennedy-Brockfield ’01, Laura McCunn-Jordan ’01, and Carrie (Lippert) Reinhardt ’94.

Students Jack Dugan ’20 (left) and Will Efkeman ’20 Jess Slauson ’22 speaks to members of GOOF (group of old (right) meet Carolyn Short McKenna. The two are friends), made up of classmates from the Class of 1972. Jess is recipients of the Doug Short ’76 Memorial Scholarship. the recipient of the GOOF group scholarship. From left: Wendie Malick ’72 and Dan Lauria, Love Letters post-performance.

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The following is a listing of OWU alumni events around the country. These events offer alumni, families, and friends opportunities to network with fellow Bishops and to reconnect with OWU close Madeleine Juszynski ’18 and Meaghan Teitelman ’18 to home. To RSVP for an event, visit owu. Bishop fans cheer as Ohio Wesleyan defeats DePauw 28-13. edu/alumni or call 740-368-3325.

February 15 Royal Poinciana Golf Club, Naples, Fla. Red & Black Luncheon

May 15-17 On campus Reunion Weekend (celebrating classes ending in 0 and 5)

July 11 Michigan Red & Black Luncheon

August 8

From left: Maribeth (Amrhein) Graham ’55, Thomas Home of Rich ’82 and Kim Alexander Members of the 1998 men’s soccer team, recognized Tatham ’56, William Rowland ’68, and George Hess ’67. Cape Cod Clambake as a Team of Distinction during the Hall of Fame ceremony, greet members of the current team. September 2 Pictured are Keith Rozanski ’99 (left) and TJ Manfrass ’02. Various Locations Welcome to the City

October 2-4 On campus Homecoming & Family Weekend

November 6-7 On campus Women of Ohio Wesleyan, WOW

Kienan O’ Doherty ’19 greets friend at tailgate.

Beth Burns ’79 recipient of the Dr. Robert M. Strimer Award high fives the Bishop.

From left: Doug Sheffield ’73, Mark Shipps ’70, and Jim Long ’73 Marching band drum major Alex Gillooly ’22 with his parents, Kate and Greg Gillooly.

34 | OWU giftsandgratitude

Drew Pang shocked with surprise of donating 200 millionth dollar

ive years of fundraising achieved a major result this fall on campus, Fas the Connect Today, Create Tomorrow campaign surpassed the $200 million mark. The comprehensive campaign, the largest in the University’s history, allows OWU to chart a bold path forward with everything from building and renovating campus facilities to supporting scholarships and financial aid to creating transformation experiences for students through The OWU Connection. Although the campaign still has another two years until completion, reaching $200 million — the campaign’s original goal — was time for pause and celebration. Fittingly, this happened when Katie Webster, director of alumni engagement, and the Bishop surprise Drew Pang, the donor who put Ohio Wesleyan Bishops, past and present, over the $200 million milestone in the Connect Today, Create Tomorrow campaign. They made the announcement at a were already celebrating Homecoming Weekend event at the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU. (Photo by Mark Schmitter ’12) their love for OWU during Homecoming and Family and a sign that read, “Thank you, connected to OWU, “being a part of Weekend. Drew.” the small community and knowing As alumni and donors scattered Webster tapped Pang on the that your professors and students across campus at different events, shoulder, got everyone’s attention will always help you even after you the Ohio Wesleyan University and explained that he had pushed graduate. You stay in touch with Advancement team pinpointed the the campaign over the top. Cheers professors and friends and the people donor who tipped the fundraising and “Drew” chants erupted. Pang was you met in Delaware.” efforts over that $200 million mark. caught off guard as the center of Pang says he’s proud to even be Drew Pang ’15 from Dublin, Ohio, attention, but he was grateful for the a small part of the legacy of this was back in Delaware connecting with recognition. campaign, which has already made friends at the Young Alumni Brunch, “Just shocked that the small changes on campus that are obvious with no idea of the impact he had donation that I made happened to be for alumni who return for a visit. made. the 200 millionth dollar,” he says. “I’m sure when I was at school Amid the light conversation Pang was given a bagful of Ohio there were a bunch of donors who and laughter at the Delaware Wesleyan apparel, along with balloons contributed to help make Ohio Entrepreneurial Center, Katie and plenty of high fives from the Wesleyan the way it was, so I am Webster, OWU’s director of alumni Bishop. just glad to be a part of the future,” engagement, snuck up the stairs and The former OWU men’s soccer Pang says. around the corner with the Bishop player says he still feels very much — Allie Hausfeld

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Ellen Arnold, associate professor of history, was elected to serve on the Executive Board of the American Society for Environmental History, the national organization for her field.

Jill Becker, lecturer in dance, retired after teaching at OWU for 12 years. She lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and continues to teach dance to people with Parkinson’s Disease, tai chi for balance, and community dance classes.

Andrew Busch, assistant professor of health and human kinetics, was a coauthor of the article “Relationship of Movement Screens with Past Shoulder or Elbow Surgeries in Collegiate Baseball Players,” International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 2018,13(6): 1008-1014. Sean Kay, professor of politics & government, spent two weeks over the summer working as He also presented “Improving Shoulder an assistant guide rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. He did the work in Mobility in Overhead Athletes” at the preparation for a Travel-Learning Course, Environmental Politics and Policy, he is teaching fall and National Strength and Conditioning spring semesters this year. At the conclusion of the spring class, he will travel with the students Association state conference, with OWU to the Upper Colorado Basin in Utah and Colorado, meeting with water management officials, as the host university. attending a water law conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and taking a four-day river-rafting trip through Dinosaur National Monument.

Amy Butcher, assistant professor of English, published an essay on climate change, Alaska, and the arts, “Harvesting Irony in Alaska,” in the New York Times Opinion Pages in August.

Mary Anne Lewis Cusato, associate professor and director of French and Francophone studies, authored “Alien- Nation and the Algerian Harraga: The Limits of Nation-Building and Cosmopolitanism as Interpretive Models for the Clandestine Immigrant,” published in The Limits of Cosmopolitanism: Globalization and Its Discontents in Contemporary Literature, edited by Alexander Stevic and Philip Tsang. Routledge Press.

Erin Flynn, associate professor of philosophy, presented his paper, “The Elementary Value of Winning,” at the 47th annual meeting of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport, Bernard Murchland, emeritus professor of philosophy, is the author of a new book, Becoming in Kyoto, Japan. He also presented a Philosopher: Selected Reviews and Essays 1960-2015. The book is divided into three parts — “Close Contests and the Value of writings with themes of education, with themes of social and political philosophy, and with themes of existentialism — each reflecting Murchland’s interests as a philosophy professor. Winning” at the 46th annual meeting Above, Murchland donates a copy of the book to OWU Libraries, accepted by Dee Peterson, of the International Association for the director of libraries. Philosophy of Sport, in Oslo, Norway.

36 | OWU In August, Makeready Films acquired film rights to Amy Butcher’s forthcoming book, Mothertrucker, the story of Alaska truck driver Joy Wiebe. Plans call for the film to star Academy and Golden Globe-winning actress Julianne Moore and to be directed by primetime Emmy-winning director Jill Soloway. Makeready Films’ credits include The Revenant, Birdman, Gone Girl, 12 Years a Slave, and The Big Short, and they have garnered 34 Academy Award® nominations and 12 wins. Butcher took the photo above during one of her trips to Alaska to ride with Wiebe.

Jeffrey Ford, adjunct professor of Amy McClure, Rodefer Professor of of Supraglacial Melt-lake Attributes English, published two short stories: “The Education Emerita, received the Jerry with Local Climate and Atmospheric Jeweled Wren,” in the anthology Echoes Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Circulation in West Greenland,” in from Saga/Simon and Shuster, edited Reading award, given by the International International Journal of Climatology, by Ellen Datlow, 2019, and “Sisyphus in Literacy Association. in February and Septemeber 2019, Elysium,” in the anthology The Mythic respectively. Dream from Saga/Simon and Shuster, Michele Nobel, assistant professor edited by Navah Wolfe and Dominik and director of the special education Katherine Thomas, associate Paresien, 2019. Ford also was the subject program, conducted an in-service professor of chemistry, published the of the book Exploring Dark Short Fiction workshop on the administration of the article “1,3-Dioxane-Linked Bacterial Volume 4, A Primer to Jeffrey Ford, which DIAL-4 assessment for the staff of the Topoisomerase Inhibitors with Enhanced features his stories, critical analysis, a OWU Early Childhood Center. Antibacterial Activity and Reduced hERG biographical essay, an essay on historical Inhibition” in May with the American research for fiction, and a complete Nathan Rowley, assistant professor of Chemical Society. bibliography, published by Dark Moon geology and geography, was elected Books and edited by Eric Guignard, 2019. chair of the Cryosphere Specialty D. Glen Vanderbilt Jr., professor of Group with the Association of American theatre, served as a scenic consultant and Paul Kostyu, emeritus professor of Geographers at the annual meeting projection designer for the Columbus journalism/communication, was invited in April in Washington, D.C. He also School for Girls fall production of the to represent the Society of Professional published two articles: “Instruments new play “Decision Heights” by M. D. Journalists as a member of the newly and Methods: A Novel Semi-automated Levy. The production ran in November. formed Ohio Debate Commission. The Mapping Technique for Generating commission is developing policies and a Supraglacial Melt-lake Inventory in standards for statewide political debates. Polar Geography,” and “Relationships

WINTER 2020 | 37 classnotes 1940s as board chairman since its inception 10 years ago. He has led a multigenerational board, supporting the organization and the goals it has achieved.

Alton Clark Dubois ’67 has lived in the Chicago area since completing his MSW degree at the University of Illinois Roomates share a reunion Chicago. He went on to obtain Rachael Crawford Gumpf ’56, of Naples, Fla., recently visited his doctorate at UIC and her college roommate, Ellen Harmas Haffner ’56, in Menlo Park, worked at Concordia University Calif. They lived in Stuyvesant Hall and were Alpha Gamma Delta Chicago for the next 25 years Sorority sisters. as a professor and department chair for the sociology and social Beverly White-Seals ’72, president and work department. Since retiring in 2012 CEO of the Community Foundation of Alumna shows Bishop pride he has taught as an adjunct professor Howard County, Md., was recognized as a Dorothy Curtis Brown ’49 at a P.E.O. Sisterhood at St. Augustine College in Chicago. He “Bridge of Hope” at JustLiving Advocacy’s meeting on March 27. continues to sail on Lake Michigan and Bridges of Hope Community Leadership spend summers at Gilson Park, Wilmette Luncheon for her work connecting beach. During the summers, his wife of 37 donors with local nonprofit organizations years becomes a “sailing widow.” to improve the lives of Howard County 1950s residents. Norma Hostettler Wygant ’51 was Henry Lukas ’67, Chi Phi, has been the honored as a member of the Ashland education director at the Spellman Paula Lukeman Furr ’73 was inducted into (Ohio) High School Distinguished Alumnus Museum of Stamps at Regis College in the Southern Public Relations Federation Award Class of 2019. Weston, Mass., since 2004, retiring after Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes 35 years as a high school teacher and “current and former southern practitioners 1960s principal. His video production for the or educators who have brought honor to William Garrison ’62 was presented museum recently received two silver Telly the field of public relations.” with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Awards for the monthly video he produces Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s with the local cable station about stamps Jim Kizziar ’73 of San Antonio, Texas, an Who for his leadership in the social work and history. The 15-minute video is attorney and partner with Bracewell LLP, industry. shown on local cable TV stations and can was selected as a 2019 Texas Super Lawyer be viewed on the museum’s webpage in the category of Labor and Employment. George Gebhardt ’63 graduated from the at spellmanmuseum.org. In August he Jim also was selected for the 2019 Best Amos Tuck Graduate School of Business celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary. Lawyers in America in the practice areas at Dartmouth College in 1965, and for 51 of Labor Law and Employment Law — years, he has lived in Baltimore County, Patricia Young ’68, a judge, was appointed Management, and Litigation — Labor Maryland. He is married to Joan Marie to the Idaho Commission of Pardons and and Employment. Jim was recognized Schaer. George reflects on his “amazing” Parole. by Best Lawyers in America as the Best journey to OWU in an essay in the online Management Labor and Employment version of OWU Magazine, where he Attorney in San Antonio, Texas, for 2018. describes his efforts “to go to a college 1970s Victoria King Heinsen ’70 released her at least one airplane ride away from Long third novel, Jessica F. Woods, Attorney of T. J. Antich ’78 (Sigma Phi Epsilon) and Island.” Read it at owu.edu/magazine. Record. Two of the major characters in the Chuck Narwicz ’77 (Beta Theta Pi) teamed novel are graduates of Ohio Wesleyan. up on the field in Frederica, Del., refereeing George Ross ’63 was honored in May in the Adrenalin Summer Boys Lacrosse for his work with Nomi Network, a James Alford ’71 joined Hughes Hubbard & Tournament. The two were also on the human trafficking nonprofit organization Reed’s Latin America Practice as counsel. field together some 43 years prior when headquartered in New York, with offices the Battling Bishops played their way in India and Cambodia. Ross has served into the hearts of lacrosse enthusiasts

38 | OWU across the globe. Antich, a sophomore Geologist wins Distinguished student-athletic trainer under the tutelage Career Award of legendary Dr. Fred Myers was on the sidelines keeping the Red and Black Paul “Jeff” Fox ’63, an emeritus geology faculty going throughout their incredible NCAA member from Texas A&M, received the Distinguished tournament run, which saw them beat Career Award from the Geological Society of America. Kutztown State (Pa.) in the highest scoring Jeff has long been at the forefront of research on NCAA playoff game of all time. Narwicz, the structure and tectonics of transform faults and a junior first team All-MLA midfielder on fracture zones and served as leader of the international Coach Rich Seiler’s OAC championship Ocean Drilling Program and its successor. Drawing upon unit, teamed up with John Hildebrand, investigations of ophiolites, and utilizing submersibles Bob Sargent, Peter Zonino, and others to and high-resolution swath mapping systems, Jeff and his colleagues developed models then go on to upset No. 1-ranked Cortland for the processes that occur at transform plate boundaries and how they affect the State to make it to the semifinals with formation of oceanic crust, providing the foundation for our current understanding Hobart. The pair, originally from Long of mid-ocean ridge segmentation. Jeff also helped guide the direction of marine Island, currently reside in southeastern scientific research as one of the chief architects of the RIDGE Program for over a Pennsylvania where they were both quite decade, serving as Director of Science Operations for the Ocean Drilling Program, and active as coaches in their local youth then as Director of Science Services for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, where lacrosse programs prior to joining the ranks he led scientists from more than 20 countries in the geoscience’s most successful of PIAA officiating. international scientific program. 1980s Christine Sherrill Vass ’81, Chattanooga Times Free Press public editor, has been search firm, as a partner in its Healthcare Kristen Lindsay ’96 was named vice named president of the Tennessee Press Practice, where she will lead the U.S. president of student affairs and Association. Health Systems team. enrollment services at Terra State Community College. Lindsay has served Stacey McKinley ’82 was selected for the Tracie Winbigler ’87 was named to the as interim VP of student and enrollment Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of board of directors of Rocky Brands, Inc. services since September 2018. Fame. Robert Barnes ’88 was named head coach Irfan Nooruddin ’96, Georgetown Maureen Ryan ’85 joined Odgers of the Indiana University South Bend University professor and director of the Berndtson, a top-six global executive women’s soccer team. school’s India Initiative, is the new head of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. Stephen Harff ’88 was named vice Through partnerships with key institutions president of commercial leasing for in the region, the Atlantic Council DiMarco Realty Services. facilitates dialogue among decision makers in South Asia, the United States, and 1990s Europe with the aim of “waging peace” Quentin Derryberry III ’96 was named and securing democracy and prosperity in director of advancement at St. Thomas the region. Episcopal Parish School in Coral Gables, Fla. He most recently was vice president C. Paul Palmer IV ’96 was promoted to of development for the YMCA of South CEO of National Lime and Stone Co. Three friends reunite Florida. Ellen Hart Richardson ’77, A. Brad Richardson ’81, and David Lauffer ’98 joined Wells Fargo Mike Newcomb ’73 enjoyed a reunion. Corporate & Investment Banking’s

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Elizabeth Long Downey ’06, President Erin Flynn, Faculty Representative Andrea Moore ’82 Keith Rozanski ’99, Vice President Bob Gordon ’88 Ann Muenster-Nuiry ’73 Denise Sabo Brenner ’00, Alumnae Panhellenic Council Representative Candace Griffith ’09 Michael Pattison ’04 Sarah Bruno ’10 Sean Harris ’97 Anthony Peddle ’14 Peter Chase ’74 Kevin Hinkle ’94, Alumni “W” Association Representative Carrie Lippert Reinhardt ’94 Michelle Corbett Coutts ’09 Katherine Jenks ’12 Keith Rozanski ’99 Vicki DiLillo, Faculty Representative Sarah Kieta Kirwen ’06 Andrew Sloan ’13 Scott Donaldson ’02 , Alumni Interfraternity Council Representative Julie MacMillan ’88 Zibbi Palmer Wentz ’99 Betsy Drew Dunn ’78 Justin McCoy ’07 Gordon Witkin ’77

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Healthcare Investment Banking group as a licensed real estate agent/broker with the managing director covering the biopharma largest independent brokerage in Indiana, sector. FC Tucker, John has been able to help many individuals and families buy and sell Joshua Shade ’99 was named Arizona property. In 2018 he ranked in the top 10 market president for U.S. Bank. In this percent of new agents. FC Tucker was a role, he will lead the market in company- founding member of Leading Real Estate wide efforts and activities and direct Companies of the World. commercial banking in Arizona. He earned his MBA from Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve Edward Canterbury ’02, a real estate University. attorney at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., was selected as one of Gulfshore Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40.

Veronica Dillard ’02 resides in Chicago as an established actress/voice over artist, and recently starred in two films, “See The Light” and “Humanity Without A Home.” “See The Light” has been selected in this year’s Inspired Faith Film Festival (Atlanta) and Chicago’s South Side Film Festival. A Alumnus summits Handies Peak Monte C. Magill ’83 shows off his OWU pride on free film screening and panel discussion the summit of Handies Peak in Colorado. He has now was also held for suicide prevention and summitted 51 of the 58 14,000-plus-foot mountain peaks mental health awareness. “Humanity in Colorado. He even ran into another former Battling Without A Home” is available on Amazon Bishop on the descent — small world! Prime.

MeganRose Forman- McCaulla ’02 is the new Annie Roetzel Hess ’79 is, at principal of Hanby Elementary Dorothy Geyer update 62, navigating Dorothy Geyer ’79 is the natural resource specialist School in Westerville, Ohio. new and at Colonial National Park in southeastern Virginia. She uncharted spends a large amount of her time working with staff to Kelsey Guyselman ’09 joined waters of life develop adaptation and resiliency plans for the impact Information Technology and marriage of sea level rise on the park. The rest of her time she Industry Council, the global with her dear spends with family and dogs and travels as much as she matey Steve can, especially on church mission trips to Guatemala voice of the technology Hess (pictured and locally with Habitat for Humanity. She attended sector, as senior director, left) as he the OWU 40th reunions with Anne Roetzel Hess ’79 government affairs. courageously and reconnected with other classmates. It was amazing faces his for her to see the change in the campus, and she was fourth bout with bladder cancer. They created a second home energized by the efforts to keep OWU relevant as a 2010s on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, Md. When not cruising the liberal arts university. Maria Del Toro ’11 was Choptank River on their boat, they can be found exploring the featured in the spring issue historic routes where her childhood heroine Harriet Tubman lived of Professional Women’s and worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. 2000s Magazine in an article called, Their primary residence is in Frederick, Md., on a mountaintop Eleana Drakatos ’00 is an attorney in “What My MBA Did For Me,” where bears, coyotes, deer, and rabbits are frequent visitors. Art Columbus, Ohio. She practices with her studios in both homes allow her illustration career to thrive. She is in which she discusses the husband, Dennis Yacobozzi II, in the law working on illustrating her second children’s book. See her website: firm of Yacobozzi Drakatos, LLC. In 2018, importance of mentorship for anniehessarts.com. One of her greatest adventures has been casting Eleana was elected president of the Ohio underrepresented groups and all of the characters for her illustrations using family and friends State Bar Association and is serving as the her path to business school. for models. This spring when she attended her 40th OWU reunion, State Bar President for 2019-2020. During her time at OWU, Annie had the good fortune to meet Erin Fletcher, the new director she was a chair of VIVA and of the Ross Art Museum. Erin is looking for OWU alumni artists Sara Gebhart Ott ’00 was named city a member of the President’s to exhibit their work. Consider having a show; see owu.edu/ross. Contact Erin at [email protected], 740-368-3870. manager of Aspen, Colo. Commission on Racial and Cultural Diversity. She is John Vandersall ’00 moved back home currently completing her MBA to Indianapolis a few years ago. Now a

40 | OWU at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Ha Le ’14 is the founder of two companies, including Succulents Box, which has been so successful on Facebook’s Marketplace that it was mentioned by Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook’s earnings call in May and was featured in a Facebook success case study. Succulents Box is now on track to reach its first $1 million this year. The products of Ha Le’s other company, Less is More Jewelry, are now being sold at more than 200 boutique stores across the country. Both companies give back to the community by donating a portion of their profit to Smile Restaurant in Vietnam, which provides free lunches to Annual Fiji golf outing disadvantaged Vietnamese families. Twelve 1977 OWU Fijis reunited for their annual golf outing in Youngstown, Ohio. Since six are from Ohio and six from other states, they compete in a Team Ohio vs. Team USA “Ryder Cup” match each Stephanie Toole ’14 was named education year. They are, from left: Bob DiBiasio, Ken Sternad, Greg Sponseller, Paul Eddy, Doug Kennedy, Bruce and outreach manager at the Massillon Smith, Chris Swift, Rick Goclano, Steve Walton, Dave Vadas, Byron Choka, and Greg McComas. Museum in Massillon, Ohio.

Christopher Brinich ’17, senior associate Rachel Ballitch ’18, a private music her age division. NATS is the largest at Rea & Associates, a regional accounting teacher at Richland Academy of the Arts, professional association of teachers of and business consulting firm, completed competed in the National Association singing in the world, with more than 7,000 and passed the Level III Chartered Financial of Teachers Singing (NATS) semifinal members in the United States, Canada, Analyst exam. competition. Ballitch finished third in and more than 35 other countries. Births 1980s Robert Albrecht ’80 and his wife Kelsey welcomed their third child and first daughter, Tegan Rae, on Aug. 8. Tegan joins her older brothers, Bryson and Preston, as well as her half-siblings, Ashley, Michael, Tom, and Alison. 2000s Jessica Sprajcar Aiello ’00 and husband Jim welcomed their first child, daughter Annamarie Louise Aiello, on July 1. The family hopes to see everyone at the reunion in 2020.

Rowers participate in 2019 Regatta on Cuyahoga River Rowing team “1X” is pictured at the 2019 Regatta, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the burning of the Cuyahoga river, which led to the Clean Water Act. The 2019 Regatta is sponsored by the Western Reserve Rowing Association, which includes more than 50 teams that row 8-person shells on the Cuyahoga river. Two Bishops — identified by the OWU hats — are members of the team. Carmen Connect with fellow Bishops in your city Bowen Pepe ’95 (Delta Delta Delta) is the heart of the team and has been with the team for 17 years, and rows in a key position (stroke), which sets the pace for the rest of team; Bob Jefferis ’79 (Fiji) is or profession today, join OWU Alumni captain of the team and has rowed with the team for five years. Network owu.edu/alumninetwork

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1 Rupp-Capobianco wedding Emily Rupp ’02 and Mike Capobianco were married on May 26 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Among the OWU alumni in attendance were Rupp’s parents, who met at OWU. From left: Emily Walz Jones ’02, Jamie O’Brien ’02, 1 Nicole Dimonte Diroff ’02, Lynn Gableman Rupp ’70, the bride and groom, Robert Rupp ’69, Gargi Pal Chaudhuri ’01, Katie Zoerhoff Nayak ’02, Carrie Steele Madren ’02.

2 Slager-Skarsten wedding Sadie Slager Skarsten ’14 and Steven Skarsten ’13 were married June 1 in Cleveland, Ohio, with more than 40 OWU alumni in attendance! From left: Don Sheehan ’81, Kaye Fritz Ridolfi ’83, Stacey Ryen Sheehan ’82, Melissa DeWall Slager ’82, Rob Shane 2 ’12, Courtney Durham ’12, Haley Schafer Henderson ’15, Zach Bott ’13, Alexa Bean Martin ’11, Michael McLean ’13, David Hunter ’11, Dylan Walsh ’12, Will Stone ’13, Sara Schneider ’16, Andrew Martin ’11, Tim Knezovich ’12, the groom, the bride, Chris Taylor ’12, Corstiann Burns ’13, Kylea Davis ’15, Andrew Sloan ’13, Nazar Zhdan ’14, Tyler Allen ’12, Samantha Simon Sloan ’14, Jennifer Morris ’14, Sophie Kiendl ’14, Caroline Marini ’14, Greg White ’13, Katherine Watson ’14, Lauren Salustro ’14, Hunter Erensel ’16, Meg Greff ’14, Anne Frissora ’14, Samantha Weeks ’14, and Sarah Dailey ’15.

3 Mannix-Salk wedding 4 Love-Anderson wedding Children. Alumni in attendance include, Sam Salk ’08 and Katharine Mannix ’10 were Sarah Love ’15 and Steven Anderson ’15 from left: Samantha Cacciatore ’17, married on May 25 in Lynchburg, Va. OWU were married on Oct. 5 at the Glidden Blake Andrews ’17, James Murphy ’17, alumni joining in the celebration were, from House in Cleveland, Ohio. They are both Kara Dawson-Conroy ’15, Sarah Love- left: (back row) Chris Myers ’08, George currently living in Wilmington, Del., while Anderson ’15, Steven Anderson ’15, Joseph Franz ’08, Andy Hicks ’08, Will Bridgeo Sarah completes her psychology residency Cicchillo ’17, Evan Katz ’17, and Nate ’08, Ali Hill ’10, Mollie Campbell ’10, Eliot at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Dedek ’17. Hubbell ’10, Lucy Warren ’11, Elizabeth Lambert ’10, Alex Miller ’09, (front row) Kelly Marchesi ’10, Maggie Meloy, Kendra Vellante ’11, Katherine McNamara ’11, the bride and groom, Haleigh Rohr ’10, Jess Copeland ’10, Gavin Bennett ’10, and Matt Rissell ’08 celebrations 3

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42 | OWU Andrew Sparks ’48, of Deep River, Conn., He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Marriages Sept. 9, at the age of 69. He is survived by fraternity. his wife, Marilyn “Mike” Quay Sparks ’50, Stephanie Stropp ’91 married Michael three children, multiple grandchildren, and Edward Schlicht ’50, of Sandusky, Hoban ’89 in April 2019. a half sister. He was a member of Sigma Ohio, June 6, at the age of 90. He was Chi fraternity. predeceased by his parents and a sister. He is survived by his wife, a sister, three In Memoriam Patricia Dynes Dye ’49, of Venice, children, three stepchildren, and multiple Fla., Sept. 24, at the age of 92. She was grandchildren. He was a member of Phi 1940s predeceased by her husband, Thomas Kappa Psi fraternity. Joann Smith Leavenworth ’42, of Hudson, Dye ’49, and survived by many extended Ohio, June 15, at the age of 98. She was family. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi John “Jack” Swisher Jr. ’50, of Indio, Calif., predeceased by her mother, Rachel Smith sorority. June 10, at the age of 91. He is survived 1918, and is survived by her husband and by two children and a brother. He was a children. She was a member of Kappa William Sheehy ’49, of Delaware, member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. Kappa Gamma sorority. Ohio, Aug. 2, at the age of 94. He was predeceased by his parents, wife, and Lois Abell Dalton ’51, of Wakeman, Doris Cannell Price ’42, of Springfield, Va., sister. He is survived by a son and multiple Ohio, Sept. 12, at the age of 89. She was Sept. 20, 97. She is survived by a daughter grandchildren. He was a member of Alpha predeceased by her parents, husband, a and multiple grandchildren. She was a Tau Omega fraternity. son, a granddaughter, and three brothers. member of Alpha Xi sorority. She is survived by two children and John Smith ’49, of Sarasota, Fla., June 4, at multiple grandchildren. Jeanne Riddle ’42, of Columbus, Ohio, July the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, 12, at the age of 98. She was predeceased daughter, and two sons. He was a member Hazel Mutersbaugh Martindale ’51, of by her husband, Philip Riddle ’38, her of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Rocky River, Ohio, Sept. 5, at the age of parents, and three siblings. She is survived OWU Tower Society. 90. She is survived by her son, grandson, by a daughter and a granddaughter. and great-grandson. She was a member of Elizabeth Manuel Way ’49, of Clarksville, Pi Beta Phi sorority. Dorothy Foss Tainton ’43, of Eugene, Tenn., January 1, 2019, at the age of 90. Ore., June 13, at the age of 97. She was She was predeceased by her parents, Jeannie Johnson Reider ’51, of Delaware, predeceased by her husband. She is husband, and youngest child, Bruce. Ohio, May 28. She was predeceased by survived by two daughters and multiple She is survived by two sons, Stuart and her father, mother Emma Paulie Brittain grandchildren, and was a member of Glenn; one daughter, Cindi Verbist; Johnson 1917, and husband. She is survived Kappa Delta sorority. seven grandchildren; and three great- by two sons, including Carson Reider ’82, grandchildren. two siblings, and multiple grandchildren. Harold Will ’43, Nov. 2, 2017, at the age She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta of 95. He was predeceased by his wife 1950s sorority. Rachel Lenhart Will, who passed away in Thomas Cecil ’50, of Dayton, Ohio, July December 2000. Mildred Gray Arehart ’52, of Plano, 21, at the age of 92. He was predeceased Texas, June 3, at the age of 88. She was by his parents and siblings, Martha predeceased by her parents and four Barbara Blake Bell ’44, of Santa Clarita, Stauffer ’53, David Cecil ’55, and Nancy Calif., June 23, at the age of 96. She siblings. She is survived by three children Albrecht ’47. He is survived by multiple and a grandson. is survived by her husband and three grandchildren. He was a member of Delta children. She was a member of Kappa Tau Delta fraternity. Delta sorority. Goodwin “Goodie” Berquist Jr. ’52, of Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 16, at the age of 88. Richard Mauer ’50, of Dublin, Ohio, July 15, Helen Barnum Frye ’44, of Catawba He was predeceased by his wife, Nancy at the age of 93. He was predeceased by Berquist ’53, parents, two brothers, and a Island, Ohio, Sept. 13, at the age of 96. his wife, Helen Mauer ’49, and a brother. She was predeceased by her parents and sister. He is survived by a brother. He was a He is survived by two children, a brother, member of Chi Phi fraternity. husband. She is survived by a son and two and multiple grandchildren. He was a grandchildren. She was a member of Alpha member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Chi Omega sorority. Sallie Baker Mellem ’52, of Cape May, N.J., Sept. 9, at the age of 88. She was Robert Riegger ’50, of Medina, Ohio, June Elizabeth Hart ’48, of New Wilmington, predeceased by her parents, and is 18, at the age of 94. He was predeceased survived by three sons and multiple Pa., Aug. 24, at the age of 92. She was by his parents, including mother Pauline predeceased by her husband, George grandchildren. She was a member of Chi R. Riegger 1921, and a brother, Hugh C. Omega sorority. Hart ’49, and sister Patricia (Fleigh) Moles Riegger ’49. He is survived by wife Jane M. ’56. She is survived by four children and Riegger ’50, two daughters, brother David Faith Hawley Snedden ’52, of Nartberth, multiple grandchildren. She was a member Riegger ’51, and multiple grandchildren. of Chi Omega sorority. Pa., June 3, at the age of 89. She was

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predeceased by her husband, a son, and grandchildren. He was a a brother. She is survived by five children, member of Phi Delta Theta a sister, and multiple grandchildren. She fraternity. was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Jan Selby ’55, of New York, N.Y., June 12. He Thyra “Joanne” Mack Waite ’52, of Cutler, was predeceased by his Maine, June 8, at the age of 88. She was parents and is survived by predeceased by her parents, brother, a his domestic partner and daughter, and a granddaughter. She is multiple siblings. He was a survived by a daughter, three sons, and member of Beta Sigma Tau fraternity. multiple grandchildren. She was a member In memory of Marjorie Hamann Hill of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Marjorie Hamann Hill ’57, of Concord Township, Ohio, Sept. 11, at the age Richard Buerkle ’56, of of 83. She was involved in many extracurriculars at OWU; she was an active Ann Koenigseker Wieczorowski ’52, of Kingsland, Ga., May 27, at participant in choir, glee club, thespians, and Gamma Phi Beta sorority, and Chevy Chase, Md., June 18, at the age of the age of 84. He is survived she was at one point a literary editor. She enjoyed 50 years of marriage 90. She is survived by her husband, two by his wife, four children, with Edson Clark Hill. She and Clark lived in Concord Twp., where she was children, and multiple grandchildren. She and multiple grandchildren. living her best life as a wife, homemaker, and mother. Marj was a much was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta He was a member of Alpha loved member of East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church in Kirtland, Ohio, sorority. Tau Omega fraternity. where she served as the choir director for over 25 years.She was also the leader of the Browning Singers, a song group at Browning Senior Center in Willoughby. She loved music and playing the piano and had a gift for Joan BeVier Smith ’53, June 21, at the age M. J. “June” Whitehouse Harris ’56, of Columbus, finding just the right piece of music for any occasion. In addition to her love of 87. She was predeceased by her parents, of music, Marjorie was the proud animal-mom to several cats and Gordon Ohio, June 14, at the age of husband John Smith ’50, and two children. setters over the years. She loved animals, bird watching, playing Scrabble, She is survived by a daughter and multiple 84. She was predeceased watching Jeopardy! and taking annual trips with her high school girlfriends grandchildren, including Patrick Moore by her parents and husband and her daughters. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, a sister, ’08. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Kenneth Harris ’54. She is and multiple grandchildren. Theta sorority. survived by four children, including Susan Harris Elizabeth Hester “Bea” Brown ’54, June Raphael ’80 and Amy Harris Sherman grandchildren. He was a member of Phi 23. She was predeceased by a child. She is ’91, a brother, and multiple grandchildren, Kappa Psi fraternity. survived by four children and a sister, Jane including Kaitlin Raphael ’09. She was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. M. Sue Semans Kneubel ’57, of Hester Strauss ’57. Worthington, Ohio, Sept. 14, at the age Louise Simpson Hendry ’56, of San of 84. She was predeceased by her parents, Adelbert Seiple Jr. ’54, of Hudson, William Semans 1914 and Grace Semans Ohio, Aug. 30, at the age of 86. He was Francisco, Calif., Sept. 4, at the age of 84. She was predeceased by her husband. She 1922, and a brother, William Semans ’48. predeceased by a brother, David Seiple She is survived by her husband, three is survived by two brothers, including Jon ’53. He is survived by wife Gail Seiple ’55, children, and multiple grandchildren. She Simpson ’54; her sister, Nancy Simpson three children, and multiple grandchildren. was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Alonzo ’60; two children; and multiple grandchildren. She was a member of Zeta fraternity. Roy Michels Jr. ’57, June 20, at the age Tau Alpha sorority. of 87. He is survived by his wife, a son, Kathleen Keifer Graham ’55, of a granddaughter, and a sister. He was a Scottsdale, Ariz., May 25, at the age of 86. Harvey Sharp ’56, July 21, at the age of member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. She is survived by three daughters and 84. He was predeceased by his parents multiple grandchildren. She was a member and first wife. He is survived by his Joanne Gross Sweeley ’57, of Sault Sainte second wife, and multiple children and of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Marie, Mich., June 20, at the age of 83. She grandchildren. He was a member of Sigma was predeceased by her parents and a Phi Epsilon fraternity. Jessie Ellen McGovran Gwynne ’55, sister. She is survived by her husband, two of Madison, Wis., June 20, at the age children, two grandsons, and a brother. She Marilyn Beetler Wilkinson ’56, of Ocean of 85. She was predeceased by her was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Isle, N.C. and New Canaan, Conn., May 30, parents and two siblings. She is survived at the age of 84. She was predeceased by by her husband, multiple children and June Adkins Vogel ’57, of DePere, her husband, and is survived by multiple grandchildren. She was a member of Alpha Wis., Aug. 8, at the age of 84. She was children, including Jay Vidovich ’82. She predeceased by her parents and brother. Delta Pi sorority. was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She is survived by two children and multiple grandchildren. She was a member Leon Richey ’55, of Toledo, Ohio, July 2, at Robert Aebersold ’57, of Butler, Pa., of Delta Delta Delta sorority. the age of 85. He was predeceased by his Aug. 12, at the age of 83. He is survived parents, a son, and a sister. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and four Stephen Bodman ’59, of Colorado Springs, by his wife, three children, and multiple Colo., Aug. 22, at the age of 82. He is

44 | OWU survived by his wife, two children, two James Cowan ’63, of Columbus, Ohio, Aug. stepdaughter, and three grandsons. He was sisters, and multiple grandchildren. He was 1, at the age of 77. He was a member of a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Bonnie Stone George ’67, of Erie, Pa., Aug. E. Stanley Hobbs, Jr. ’59, of Prescott, Ariz., Michael DuBrow ’63, of San Jose, 10, at the age of 73. She was predeceased July 21, at the age of 70. He was a member Calif., Sept. 23, at the age of 77. He was by her parents. She is survived by her of Sigma Chi fraternity. predeceased by his parents and a sister. He soulmate Jim and three siblings. is survived by his wife, four children, and Carolyn Breitling Jones ’59, of Appleton, Robert Pfeiffer ’67, of Port Republic, Md., Wis., Sept. 23, at the age of 81. She was a multiple grandchildren. He was a member Sept. 20, at the age of 74. He is survived member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. of Chi Phi fraternity. by his wife, stepson, two brothers, and Annlee Kendrick Edwards ’63, of Virginia multiple grandchildren. He was a member 1960s Beach, Va., July 21, at the age of 77. She was of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. David Purdy ’61, of Harrisonburg, Va., Aug. predeceased by her parents and a sister. 11, at the age of 79. He was predeceased She is survived by two children, a sister, by his first wife, Emily Weese Purdy ’61, and multiple grandchildren. She was a his mother, and his father, Marshall Purdy member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. ’31. He is survived by his second wife, two children, multiple grandchildren, and Dallas Edwin Frederick ’64, of Springfield, multiple step-children. He was a member Va., June 8, at the age of 76. He was of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Lou A. Frederick ’65; three Stephen Kenyon Stafford ’61, June 20, at siblings, including Carl Frederick ’70; and a the age of 81. He was predeceased by his daughter. He was a member of Beta Theta parents and two siblings. He is survived Pi fraternity. by his wife, four children, and multiple grandchildren. Darrell Blumer ’66, of Mass., Aug. 1. He is survived by his wife, a son, sister Barbara Marguerite Hopkins Hatten ’62, of Stockstill ’58, and a brother. He was a Columbia, La., July 13, after an extended member of Sigma Chi fraternity. battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She graduated from OWU with a B.A. and Sandra Strehlow Haarlow ’66, of a major in Spanish. She taught English, In memory of Bonnie George Stone Pinehurst, N.C., May 29, at the age of 74. Bonnie George Stone ’67, of Indian Lake, S.C., French, and Spanish in Caldwell Parish She was predeceased by her parents. Aug. 10, at the age of 73, after a brief battle School System. She was a volunteer She is survived by two sons, multiple with pancreatic cancer. She earned her degree with the Louisiana Art and Folk Festival grandchildren, and former husband. She in elementary education. She taught fifth and and the Martin Home Place Museum. was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sixth grade health and science for several years She is survived by husband Donnie before switching to a long career in information sorority. Hatten; two sons, William and Andrew; technology. Bonnie lived most of her life in Erie, six grandchildren; and three great Pa., and spent the last 12 in Carolina Lakes in Indian grandchildren. Sara Rardin Johnson ’66, of Columbia, Land, S.C. S.C., June 9, at the age of 75. She was Westcott Burlingame III ’68, of Ira Lipman ’62, of New York, N.Y., Sept. 16, predeceased by her father; mother, Ruth at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife E. Horr ’36; and stepmother, Beverley D. Hendersonville, N.C., Sept. 17, at the age and three sons. He was a member of the Horr ’33. She is survived by her husband, of 73. He was predeceased by his parents. OWU Board of Trustees. C. Clayton Johnson ’66, siblings Martha He is survived by his wife, two children, a R. Tee ’74 and Timothy B. Rardin ’68, two sister, and multiple grandchildren. He was a Katherine “Kit” Barrett Tillinghast ’62, of children, and two grandchildren. She was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. South Burlington, Vt., May 21, at the age of member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. 78. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy Henderson ’69, of Delaware, Ohio, Charles Tillinghast ’62, her parents, and Gail Olson Morris ’66, of Coatesville, Pa., Sept. 4, at the age of 80. He is survived a brother. She is survived by two children July 20, at the age of 75. She is survived by his wife, two children, and multiple and multiple grandchildren, and was a by her husband, three sons, and multiple grandchildren. member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. grandchildren. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Ronald Buchan ’62, of Avon, Ohio, May 1970s Forrest Old Jr. ’71, of Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 26, at the age of 78. He was predeceased Paul Steven Elliott ’67, of Aiken, S.C., July 22, at the age of 70. He is survived by his by his parents and a brother. He is 8, at the age of 74. He was predeceased wife; three children, including Forrest Old survived by his wife, two children, and two by his parents and brother. He is survived III ’12; ex-wife Elizabeth Dugdale Old ’72; grandchildren. He was a member of Sigma by a wife, a daughter, a stepson and and two sisters. Phi Epsilon fraternity.

WINTER 2020 | 45 Kathleen Corbin Evans ’72, of Bonita Peter Issel Jr. ’89, of Lewes, Del., July 31. Springs, Fla., July 28, at the age of 68. She 2010s He is survived by his wife, two children, his Samuel T.B. Newton ’10, of New York, N.Y., was predeceased by her parents, Harold parents, and a brother. He was a member Aug. 29, at the age of 31. He is survived by Corbin ’47 and Betty Corbin ’47. She is of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. his parents. survived by her husband, sister Susan Houser ’74, daughters Abigail Radebaugh Kevin Schindler ’12, of Mentor, Ohio, Aug. 16. ’00 and Megan Demolina ’97, two 1990s stepchildren, and multiple grandchildren. Beth Szalontai McDonald ’91, of Medina, She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Ohio, June 13, at the age of 52. She was predeceased by her father. She is survived sorority. by husband Thomas McDonald ’90, three Faculty and Staff children, two siblings, and her mother. Mary Cibelius ’72, of Chicago, Ill., July 31. Christel Rossmann Burnside, of Delaware, Ohio, May 30, at the age of 88. She She is survived by her husband, Jeff Flodin, Melissa Jane Morse ’97, of Manchester, worked as a science librarian at OWU. She and two sisters. Conn., June 4, at the age of 44. She is was predeceased by her parents, husband, survived by her parents and a brother. She and brother. She is survived by three sons Edward “Eddie” Nantoski Jr. ’72, was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and multiple grandchildren. of Methuen, Mass., June 16. He was sorority. predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and a grandson. Lyman Leathers, of Columbus, Ohio, and 2000s formerly of Delaware, Ohio, June 20, at Valerie Ward Toombs ’74, of Springfield, Kara Collins Sedoris ’00, of Louisville, Ky., the age of 90. He was a member of the OWU Tower Society and taught English Mo., July 4, at the age of 67. She was Aug. 26, at the age of 41. Humanities at OWU. predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her husband and a brother. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

James Henke ’76, July 8, at the age of 65. He is survived by two sons. After graduating from OWU, he worked in Dave Staley, former math Cleveland at The Plain Dealer until leaving to pursue a career at Rolling Stone faculty member Magazine in New York City. There he Dave Staley, Professor Emeritus of rose from copy editor to music editor, Mathematical Science, died Aug. 30, 2019, at spending years working with some of the age of 89. rock ’n’ roll’s biggest names. His legacy Jeffrey Nunemacher, Parrott Professor includes significant interviews with Bruce of Mathematics and Computer Science, Springsteen, Eric Clapton, and The Clash. recalls Staley as a “central and beloved figure He is also credited with writing the first profile of U2 for American audiences and in mathematics on this campus” who was with inspiring their song “Pride (In the affectionately nicknamed “Daily” Staley for Name of Love).” His writing earned him the administering daily quizzes in his 33 years at ASCAP Deems Taylor award for excellence OWU. Staley also coached men’s swimming in music journalism. from 1977-1983 and served as chairperson for the Mock Convention. Julianne Rainbolt ’86 remembers Staley as an enthusiastic man. “Dr. Staley 1980s had taught me that researching mathematics can be thrilling and rewarding Sonnetta Shahid-Shurkey ’83, June 26, at … He showed me that teaching mathematics is just as rewarding as learning the age of 57. She was predeceased by her mathematics.” Rainbolt cites Staley as an influential person in her decision to sister, Evonne Shahid ’85. She is survived become a professor of mathematics herself. by husband Jay Hairston ’78, parents, and Staley organized Delaware’s first triathlon in the 1980s and won second place in multiple siblings. his age group at the 1996 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Staley also served as a chairman of the Delaware County Democratic Party, Marcedius Jameson ’84, of Lawrence, president of the Ohio Association of Democratic County Chairpersons, a member N.J., Sept. 17, at the age of 57. He was of the Delaware County Board of Elections, vice-president of Ohio Council for predeceased by his father. He is survived by his mother, wife, four children, multiple Math Teachers, and as a member of the Delaware City School Board. grandchildren, and multiple siblings. Upon his retirement in 1994, Staley was presented with an Adam Poe medal. He is survived by his wife Pat Staley and their children Lisa (Staley) Flahive ’81, Elizabeth Kane ’85, Aug. 6, at the age of Laura Staley ’84, and Paul Staley ’89. 56. She was predeceased by her father. She is survived by her mother and two sisters.

46 | OWU Donald Lockwood, of Delaware, Ohio, Aug. 10, at the age of 81. He was a golf coach and assistant basketball coach at OWU. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister. He is survived by his wife, eight children, and multiple grandchildren.

Leona Vivian Maxey, of Delaware, Ohio, July 25, at the age of 96. She worked as a mail room supervisor at OWU for more than 30 years. She was predeceased by her husband and multiple siblings. She is survived by multiple children and grandchildren.

Diana Stitzlein, of near Waldo, Ohio, June 6, at the age of 64. She worked as an administrative assistant at OWU. She is Board of Trustees at Ohio Wesleyan University survived by her husband; four daughters, including Amanda Stitzlein Thompson OFFICERS OF THE BOARD LIFE TRUSTEES ’05; and multiple grandchildren. John Milligan ’83 | Chairperson William Blaine Jr. HON ’89 Nick Calio ’75 | Vice Chairperson Jean Fitzwater Bussell ’69 George H. Conrades ’61 Patricia Belt Conrades ’63 TRUSTEES AT LARGE Sympathy to Evan Corns ’59 Doreen DeLaney Crawley ’91 Douglas H. Dittrick ’55 Alison Falk ’14 for the loss of her Jason Downey ’02 Andres Duarte ’65 father, Charles Falk, of Hookstown, Daniel Glaser ’82 William E. Farragher ’49 Pa., Aug. 6, at the age of 74. Aaron Granger ’93 Lloyd Ferguson ’62 Edward Haddock ’69 Robert W. Gillespie ’66 Jack Luikart ’71 Maribeth Amrhein Graham ’55 Michael McCluggage ’69 Michael Long ’66 Kevin McGinty ’70 Jack McKinnie ’54 Colleen Nissl ’72 Phillip J. Meek ’59 C. Paul Palmer IV ’96 Carleton P. Palmer III ’64 Thomas Palmer ’69 Kathleen Law Rhinesmith ’64 Anand Philip ’00 Helen Crider Smith ’56 Frank Quinn ’78 James D. Timmons Sr. ’61, P ’92 We want George Romine Jr. ’67 Tom Tritton ’69 Tom Simons ’88 to hear Katherine Boles Smith ’71 GRADUATING CLASS TRUSTEES Kara Trott ’83 from you Daud Baz ’17 Please email your news to Guillermo Gutierrez ’18 [email protected]. TRUSTEES FROM You can also submit your news to: THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EAST OHIO CONFERENCE OF THE Jan Baran ’70 Attn: Class Notes Editor UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OWU Magazine Rick Doody ’80 TRUSTEE Ohio Wesleyan University Peter Eastwood ’91 Robert Hickson ’78 Mowry Alumni Center Andrea Hedrick ’86 61 S. Sandusky St. Martha Nunn Lewis ’83 OTHER CONFERENCES OF THE Delaware, OH 43015 Craig Luke ’85 UNITED METHODIST CHUCH Vikram Malhotra ’87 TRUSTEE Include your name and class year Cynthia Carran O’Neill ’81 Myron F. McCoy ’77 as well as a daytime phone number. Ellen Simpson ’77 Photos are welcome. Submissions may Kenneth B. Sternad ’77 be edited for space. EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Tracie Winbigler ’87 Rock Jones Shadman Zafar ’94 Tracy Malone The deadline for receiving Class Gregory Vaughn Palmer Notes and Faculty Notes submissions for the Spring 2020 OWU Magazine is January 24, 2020.

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Fashion tips from 1935 1935 In this new OWU Magazine column, we’ll look back at past Ohio Wesleyan campus life. For new female students coming to Ohio Wesleyan in the fall of 1935, the university provided the “1935-36 OWU Freshman Women’s Handbook.” One section of the book suggests appropriate clothing to bring to Delaware. The tips are a fascinating blend of fashion and thrift — this was the middle of the Great Depression. Below are highlights.

Be ready for rain From head … To begin with the outer layer, and with If you look well in a beret, they are the most important article of this grand for classes; but most girls go group — a raincoat. You will certainly hatless which is more comfortable and need one in Delaware for the town is saves buying a chapeau for school. known for its abundance of rainfall. Do have your most becoming one for And if your coiffeur needs protection those teas, receptions and Sunday night throw an old beret or hat into your dates at Buns. trunk along with a pair of galoshes for the heavy rain. And when the rain turns To toes … to snow have ready to wear in your We walk miles at Ohio Wesleyan so closet, a heavy sport coat. come prepared with flat or medium heeled oxfords for classes. Of course The essentials high heels if you prefer them for For classes on the warm days washable parties and dances, but even for such dresses, including cottons, linens, occasions low heels would be the rayons, and wash silks. For the winter heighth of fashion. Delaware is an 2019 student, a skirt to match your coat inexpensive town in which to have plus several sweaters or perhaps shoes fixed and with new heels and We reached a your old dresses transformed into soles they last longer. Buy several pairs blouses. Maybe you would prefer of hose the same color so that they can wool costumes or a knitted suit. For be interchanged and so wear better. sorority teas, receptions, dates and so You know your capacity in this item on, you will need to select one unified — washing as well as wearing. Net or outfit — a costume with the afternoon silk hose of the semi-service weight are degree of formality and shoes, hose, appropriate for classes and sport. Your gloves, bag, hat to match or harmonize. sheer chiffon, of course, for special Dressing for dinner consists simply in occasions. putting on something fresh. And underneath Formal frocks Save your graduation gifts of silk One formal gown a year is enough, underthings for special occasions and during the first at least. A tip here your delicate pajamas for week-end Illustrations by Sam Kaiser ’19 — velvet cannot be worn for spring, trips. Quaint cotton undies as well as nor is organdy in effect during cold inexpensive pajamas which express weather. Laces, crepes, satins can be your personality are not hard to find. worn for both making a second frock A warm bathrobe and soft slippers for And today? unnecessary. It is very important to study are a comfort. Mules look chic, Top five fashion items today’s female bring along a white dress for sorority but their clatter makes roommates students bring to campus. pledging and initiation, and Y.M.C.A. grey headed, so keep them for the 1. OWU sweatshirt/hoodie initiation, so save your graduation dress weekend trips. Do bring a girdle, if you 2. Birkenstocks for such events, and you will not have don’t wear one already, for after several 3. Leggings the trouble of going around trying to months of regular hours and diet you 4. Fuzzy socks borrow one at the last minute. will need one. (Sad but True!) 5. Jeans

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milestone!Just five years into our 7-year Connect Today, Create Tomorrow campaign, we reached a major milestone. More than 18,000 donors have given more than $200 million to Ohio Wesleyan in the campaign! Thank you!

To help show their appreciation for your amazing generosity, OWU students painted dozens of rocks with messages of thanks and love for our University. These “milestones” were placed all around campus. Already, your gifts have: In the final two years of the campaign we hope to • Completely renovated Merrick Hall reach even bigger milestones and raise funds to: • Built the Simpson Querrey Fitness Center and renovated • Build a new apartment village for OWU seniors Edwards Gymnasium • Renovate Smith Hall for housing first-year students • Built six SLUs, a new Butler A. Jones House of Black Culture, • Completely restore Slocum Hall, including the beautiful and the Gillespie Honors House Reading Room • Provided OWU Connection experiences for hundreds • Renovate Branch Rickey Arena of students • Continue to expand opportunities • Created the Career Connection program for students • Expanded student scholarships Please consider making your gift in the envelope provided in the magazine, or go to owu.edu/campaign. Non-Profit Org. US Postage 61 S. SANDUSKY STREET DELAWARE, OH 43015 PAID www.owu.edu Permit # 5419 Columbus, OH

A GLORIOUS CLASSROOM — On a brilliant autumn day, Professor of Black World Studies Randolph Quaye leads a class on the Merrick Hall patio. (Photo by Mark Schmitter ’12)